[CQ-Contest] HELP-Accused of Cheating

[Zack Widup]

I remember one year in ARRL DX CW I worked V73C on 40.  He sent me "005" 
as his power.  He was REALLY REALLY loud.  I almost fell out of my chair.

He told me a few years later that he was indeed running 5 watts but a 40 
meter beam spaced the right height above salt water can do wonderful 
things.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 g.m.mcadams at comcast.net wrote:

> Bill,
> 
> You bet!
> 
> Ignore it. This is nothing more than an extreme case of sour grapes. Although the accuser shows a little more courage than most of the snipers.
> 
> You know how you competed; the other station does not. Its really that simple.
> 
> 73 Gary
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "whhendrick" <whhendrick at mchsi.com> 
> 
> > I received a note via US mail accusing me of running more power than I 
> > claimed during the 2006 CQP contest. I am asking the contesting community 
> > for some advice on this matter. I could ignore it as someone who is mad at 
> > me since my score is greater than there's. I could try to prove my entry, 
> > which I am willing to do. I could give in to them and throw my log out but 
> > then it makes me feel like I am in the wrong, which I am not. I ran legal 
> > power but to very high gain antennas and I'm sure my signal was strong 
> > enough to seem like I was running higher power. 
> > 
> > Any suggestions? 
> > 
> > Bill, N0AC at N0NI 
> >