[CQ-Contest] 73 watts

[Jim Stahl]

At least they weren’t running fifty nine watts. (Or 599 watts on CW)


73 -  Jim  K8MR




> On Mar 10, 2017, at 11:50 AM, Eric Gruff <egruff at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> For those of you complaining about the "73" power report, I have to say
> "really?". The rules say that the DX exchange is (emphasis mine), " DX
> stations send signal report and power (number or abbreviation indicating
> APPROXIMATE transmitter output power)." So, there's no need for a power
> meter calibrated to three decimal points anyway.
> 
> 
> 
> In the CW weekend, I received a lot of "NN" (99 Watts), which is a lot
> faster to send than "1TT" or "ATT" or "100". No one is complaining about
> that. If a station wants to report 73 Watts, I log it and move on. Many
> rigs, including my Flex, don't put out a full 100 W on many bands, and "73"
> is close enough to the actual output, not to mention that most hams can
> decode "73" in their sleep. It's not like they're going to save time and
> boost score by sending "73" instead of "NN".
> 
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> 
> I think we can go back to arguing about important things, like is using an
> SDR or having your kids bring you coffee during a contest considered
> assisted operating.
> 
> 
> 
> Everyday life and work are stressful enough - let's have fun with our hobby
> as much as we can!
> 
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> 
> 73 de NC6K
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