In 1967, I and a group of CW enthusiasts from the Conn Wireless Assn (CWA)
went to PJ5ME for ARRL DX. We only operated one weekend.
Many of the team were using bugs so picking a power that would be easy for
them to send got us to 599055 (T55). It was a masterstroke because many of
the contesters came to quickly recognize that and knew who we were. That
spring, W2ADE and I went to Dayton and put on a show about PJ5ME. The
audience was all talking about the power and what a stroke of genius it was.
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@Comcast.net
WWW.W1RM.COM
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+w1rm=comcast.net@contesting.com> On
Behalf Of Barry W2UP
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2026 8:04 AM
To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] What's the point of oddball powers?
To those of you who send oddball powers, why send something unexpected? If
you want to be remembered, why not send a non-599 RST, too?
The dumbest of all was the oddball cut number 5NN NAA. Really?
Barry W2UP
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