[CQ-Contest] R: what defines QRP/LP??

[IK2DZN - Claudio Astorri]

Hi Doug and hi all,


I completely agree with Doug's approach and his questions.

This is a subject I brought to the attention of the list some months ago.
Let me come back on the issue with a little proposal.


As LOW POWER seems by far the number one category as by partecipants in ARRL
and CQ Contests, it would be probably worth to spend some time to state
power rules a little bit clearer and possibly in a standard way among
organizers.

Is this an attempt and a limitation to the freedom of the contest
organizers?!?
I think it would just be a better service to the contest community.


Thanks.




Claudio Astorri, IK2DZN




-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] Per conto di kr2q at optonline.net
Inviato: domenica 1 gennaio 2006 20.00
A: cq-contest at contesting.com
Oggetto: [CQ-Contest] what defines QRP/LP??

Hi all:

With respect to just what defines QRP (or Low Power or HP for that matter),
you do have to check with the individual contest sponsors...not that such an
inquiry is always revealing (please see below).

For example, ARRL IDX (and ARRL HF 'tests) define power in terms of PEP.  So
on ssb, it is 5 watts PEP.  CW = 5 watts key down = 5 watts "PEP".

In the CQWWDX test, it just says "5 watts"...so is that 5 watts PEP or 5
watts average?  I always take the conservative approach and run 5 watts PEP.
On cw, I always read it to mean 5 watts key down (usually I run 4...again, I
like to be conservative - it's a 20% buffer and nobody will ever hear the
difference from 5 to 4).

WPX is the same as CQWW DX...just says "5 watts".  HP says "1500 watts
total"...again, one is probably supposed to assume 1500 w PEP on SSB, but I
guess the current wording "technically" allows for some wiggle room....such
as 1500 watts average.

WAE finds another solution: E.G. "Single Operator - max. output 100 watts -
all bands."  So MAX sounds like PEP to me.

SAC is sort of like WAE but from the opposite perspective: E.G. "Single
Op./Single TX/Multi Band - QRP (output 5 W or less)"  

Of course, for WAE and SAC, if you wanted to push it, you could say that
since it doesn't define PEP or key down/average, you also have some wiggle
room.

Finally...I do, in fact, clearly remember some QRP only contests stating
that it is 5 Watts CW and 10 PEP for SSB.  But that may have changed and
since I always take the conservative route...it is moot for me.

HNY!

de Doug KR2Q


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