[CQ-Contest] ANOTHER SMELLY SUBJECT

[K3FT]

Jose

The answer to your question is simple..

Because antenna size is LEGAL and excessive power ISN'T. :-)

Seriously, if someone has the $$ and realestate (and drive!) to put up such
as you state, then more (no pun intended) power to him.  But the reality is
not what you state and the simple answer is reality.

K3FT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CT1BOH - José Carlos Cardoso Nunes" <ct1boh at sapo.pt>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 6:13 AM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] ANOTHER SMELLY SUBJECT


> I'm on my way to the beach, to enjoy some waves of what's left of a dying
> swell, and right now, I  guess I don't really care much about stations
> capable of running 10kw...but I am curious about the sensitive discussion
> concerning amplifiers.
>
> If someone builds and runs a 10 over 10 over 10 over 10 over whatever
> antenna giving him a xDB advantage over the average top contester, nobody
> cares. If someone could come up with a vertical antenna capable of
spraying
> signals on a "0-49" degree angle and blocking a range of incoming angle
and
> azimuth signals (my dream antenna) I guess nobody would care but If
someone
> builds a 10 KW amp giving him a xDB advantage over the average top
> contester, everybody cares.
>
> If we abstract the rules issue prohibiting more than 1.5kw out, why is it
OK
> to build big antennas but it is not OK to build big Amplifiers? What if
the
> logic behind the fact that the only restriction as far as equipment is
> concerned only applies to Amplifiers?
>
> This question is just a curiosity!
>
> 73 José
> CT1BOH
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of James Neiger
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 18:46
> To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] ANOTHER SMELLY SUBJECT
>
>
> 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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