[CQ-Contest] What's with the power = 0 watts exchange?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Does it matter what you send vs what class you enter into? Should it?  
Is it in the spirit of the rules to send unexpected data and wrong 
data?   I looked back at our V3M LCR and about 50 people decided that NN 
or 99  = 100 and lost a contact.

The rules state:

4.2. DX stations send signal report and power (number or abbreviation 
indicating approximate transmitter output power).

So I guess we can now rewrite the rules whenever we want for whatever 
personal reasons we have?

I happen to like zorro so now I can send zorro  for power if I travel to 
a DX location?

W0MU


On 2/19/2018 7:59 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> It has to be tough living with a generator for that long. Congrats to the
> KP4's continuing with their normal lives and getting on the air for the DX
> contest.  I hope that the ARRL accepts the zero power report. FWIW, I have
> received 000 serial numbers in RTTY contests but usually when I question
> it I get a real number.
>
> John KK9A
>
> From:	Jim Brown
> Date:	Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:16:22 -0800
>
>
> both NP4Z and NP4G are making statements that commercial power has still
> not been restored in much of Puerto Rico following last year's big storms,
> thus "power is zero".
>
> 73 de Rusty, W6OAT
>
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