[CQ-Contest] field day aux gear power source

[Hank Greeb]

Jeff/All:

The auxiliary power (generator, battery, solar, etc.) refer to the power 
directly connected to the transmitting/receiving equipment.

Anything else can be run off the power grid.  There have been bonus 
points for "100% emergency power" in past years, but I haven't read 
whether this bonus is retained this year.

Note, the absolutely best "score" if you're looking for score, is class 
A, Battery, QRP.  Look for WØCQC's score in the past umpteen years, and 
earlier (60's and 70's) for K5DX or maybe W5DX, who routinely win in 
category and often in the entire contest running Battery QRP, and mostly 
CW.

QRP Battery gets you a multiplier of 5, CW gets you a multiplier of 2, 
so CW QRP/Battery gets you a multiplier of 10.

Even a LID like N8XX has achieved 2nd/3rd/2nd in class 1B 1Op Battery in 
the 1980's for three consecutive years.  That's one reason my motto is 
"I never cease to be amazed at what can be accomplished by running @ 5 
Watts or less."

72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time

On 5/15/2013 12:00 PM, cq-contest-request at contesting.com wrote:
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 23:14:42 -0500
> From: "Jeff Blaine" <jeff at ac0c.com>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] field day aux gear power source
>
>
> The FD rules specify the rig must be run from a power source other than mains.
>
> But how would station accessories (like a power meter used to ensure QRP power compliance, for example) or non-station gear (lighting, computer, etc) treated?
>
> I can see it either way.  However, it seems to me that in a real emergency, the only thing that counts is power to the rig.  Anything a guy brings to facilitate contest scoring (computers), personal comfort (electric seat warmer) or whatever would not be there in an emergency and I expect is not considered ?rig?.
>
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