[CQ-Contest] ANOTHER SMELLY SUBJECT

Alan C. Zack k7acz at cox.net
Sat Apr 3 19:19:52 EST 2004


Could these be the few, very loud, stations in Europe that don't seem
to be able to copy the stations trying to answer them when several
stations are calling back at them?

James Neiger wrote:
> 
> While we are focused on packet mis-use and all that blather, should we also
> be interested or concerned about another smelly subject that is probably
> even more rampant?  What is that, you ask?
> 
> The blatant and illegal use of super high power in contests.
> 
> Is it happening? You bet it is. Some who do are even seemingly very proud of
> the fact (when I was in Slovenia for WRTC2000, one very well known European
> operator came up to me and bragged that most everyone who is competitive in
> his area were running Henry 8K's).
> 
> And I've personally seen tubes in amplifiers, actually multiple of such
> tubes, capable of running 10 KW, and up.  In very well known, world
> competitive stations.
> 
> Does anyone care?  Or do we just kind of wink, grin, approvingly shake our
> heads in awe, and go have another brewskie in the 7th floor Dayton suite?
> 
> Vy 73
> 
> Jim Neiger  N6TJ
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