[CQ-Contest] 100 Watt power limit for Sprints-Discuss

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Fatchett W0MU" <w0mu at w0mu.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 100 Watt power limit for Sprints-Discuss


> The Sprint SSB contest is fairly disruptive to the three bands because
> SSB takes up more space and this is especially true with more power.
> Lowering the power would be more challenging for some and wouldn't it
> lessen the impact to the bands being used?
>
I don't understand this argument.  Every contest is "disruptive" in that 
they occupy a large swath of band for a certain period of time.  How is 
Sprint any different from CQWW in this regard?

> NAQP is a low power event why not Sprint?  Low power does not seem to
> impact the participants in the weekly NCCC contests.

Not every contest need be the same.  I say leave Sprint the way it is.

> I have an amp and am not afraid to use it.  Would we get more
> competition or participation?  Would we get some goodwill especially on
> SSB by doing this.  Would it make any difference at all?

Not from what I can see.  In any event, Sprint lasts a total of FOUR hours. 
Leaving 20 hours contest free on that Saturday (Sunday in UTC time).


> Just because we have done something for x number of years does not mean
> it should stay that way or that we should change things just for the
> sake of change.
>
If it ain't broke, don't fix it comes to mind.

73 Rich NN3W