[CQ-Contest] T power

[Barry]

The power is supposed to be a number, like K, so I logged 0  :-)

Barry W2UP

On 2/19/2018 9:53 AM, Jim wrote:
> So do you log "T" or 0 (zero)? Or does it matter for the contest sponsor?
>
> BTW,  Obscure cut numbers are a pain but that is another discussion.
>
> Jim KS1J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jamie WW3S
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 01:03
> To: John W; John Geiger
> Cc: CQ Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] What's with the power = 0 watts exchange?
>
> I worked three, think they were all kp4....0, 00 and ,000.....they were all doing pretty good for no power !!!!!! I just logged what they sent zero , double and triple zero.....
>
> On Feb 18, 2018 7:44 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I worked 2 of those 0 and 00 stations also. Both were from KP4. Missed
>> the
>> 10 meter opening today, did hear V51YJ yesterday on 15 but didn't get him.
>> Nice to hear 15 open to other hemispheres at this point in the solar cycle.
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 12:58 PM, John W <xnewyorka at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm playing a little in the ARRL DX contest and I've noticed
>>> something new  that I don't recall from previous years.  Several DX
>>> stations have sent  their power as zero watts.  I've received  5NN T,
>>> 5NN TT,  and 5NN TTT
>>>   so far.
>>>
>>> (For some reason, nobody is sending something more precise like 0.0
>>> (would that be  TRT?)
>>>
>>>
>>> What is the reason for this?   I must have missed the memo.
>>>
>>>
>>> At least one of the stations was in Puerto Rico. So I was wondering
>>> if his zero meant that he has no commercial power at his station.
>>> Maybe I'm reading into it too much?
>>>
>>>
>>> And one South American sent "LP" for his power.  So does that mean
>>> he is using a generator that runs on Liquid Propane?  😉
>>>
>>>
>>> The rules at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx say:
>>>
>>>
>>> 4.2 DX stations send signal report and power (number or abbreviation
>>> indicating approximate transmitter output power).
>>>
>>>
>>> Where I come from, transmitter power is measured in units called WATTS.
>>>
>>> So I would expect the exchange to be either a number, or an
>>> abbreviation  for a number, for example using 'cut' numbers.   "LP" is not exactly that.
>>>   But I get it - it probably means 100 watts, or at least "no amplifier".
>>>   But what does TTT mean?  That must mean "approximately 0.499 watts
>>> or  less".   Yet the guy was 10 dB over S9, so I doubt that.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ahh well, got to do something to keep it interesting when condx are
>>> in the toilet.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope everybody caught the brief but glorious 10m opening this afternoon.
>>>
>>> P40W was 15 dB over S9 in NNJ for more than 10 minutes!
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> W2ID
>>>
>>>
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