[CQ-Contest] Power limit

[DavidHarper at tx.slr.com]

Igor says:
>IMHO the power issue is not that important. The most important thing is
>balancing the RX and TX capabilities. There is a natural limit to the power
>you can run in the contest and that is your ability to hear those who hears
>you.
SNIP

Actually, running high power does help you hear better to some extent, due
to the "frequency clearing" effect.  As one who always runs in the low-power
class when I go on contest expeditions, I have a harder time holding a
frequency and copying weak signals when the big boys start getting too
close, which they do often since my signal doesn't bother them as much as
theirs bothers me.  But that's just part of the challenge of running
barefoot!

Dave WD5N (VP5EA,WP2Z) 


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