[CQ-Contest] ANOTHER SMELLY SUBJECT

[jukka.klemola at nokia.com]

No matter how big an amp you build in your shack or
at the base of the tower, that does not help your
listening.

To log a station equals the challenge to hear the station.


There are many good low power and QRP entrants.
The ability to hear those makes the difference in
scores here in Northern Europe, in the auroral zone.

I believe game is not different in high-rate DX locations.


The use of high power annoys me, last time at OH0V
there was an BC station a bit above 21450 who was
largely overdriving some starge and made operating JAs
on Sunday morning really difficult throughout 15m amateur
band.

There were also a couple hams of Europe and one from Asia
with over 10kHz wide signal.

Likely one had really bad screen power supply, others
likely used a triode, but overdrove largely some stage
of the TX chain and signal was spreading all over adjacent
contesters.


To the Asian op I said about his problem; he kept on
operating with his wide signal.
Then by Sunday when he wanted to log OH0 multiplier I
reminded him of our short discussion on Saturday and
I replied I will simply not log him.

I know I became one sort of a self-made police.
That was my, small individual's, protest against his use
of the spectrum.
I have no idea if I broke any rule or law by doing
what I did.


I am happy to add my AL1200 worked cool thru the weekend.


73,
Jukka OH6LI (@OH0V and OH4A)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of ext 
> CT1BOH - José
...
> 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