[CQ-Contest] ARRL DX

[robert]

GM All

                         ARRL DX is almost here, time to think of a game 
plan.

                         As my age gets higher and higher I find single 
band options much

                         more to my taste and ability . I will once 
again bring up an irksome

                         point.   In some major contest the efforts of 
the low power operator

                         entering only Single Band are noted and even 
rewarded.  In ARRL DX

                         100 watts or 1000 watts make no deference .  My 
thoughts are

                         why not even a simple way to note the use of 
low power.  ARRL will

                         distinguish High and Low power for ALL Band 
efforts NOT for single

                         band entries . Having said that I know even the 
low power guy sometimes

                         wins. I have been in this position a few 
times.  Then again there were those

                         times I was second or third and wondered if the 
person beating me was

                         at my power level or not.  Due to this reason 
there were a couple years

                         I opted to not enter. This will be one of those 
years.

                         Once again I ask ARRL give this some thought.

                                     Bob WA1FCN