[CQ-Contest] Low Power Change to ARRL Contests

[Edward Sawyer]

I saw today that this change was announced in the ARRL Contests starting in Jan 1.  The Low Power Category will be changed from 150W output to 100W output.  On a contest to contest basis, this has no significant impact.  However, on previous scores it does.  For any of you who have ever seriously competed using Low Power, 50W matters on 80 and 160M, especially on SSB contests.

I found it surprising that an exception was made for Field Day???? Really??? Why Field Day? Isn't everyone using primarily mobile HF rigs for Field Day anyway and none put out more than 100W?  And since "its not a contest" why is making that exception so important.   The never ending head scratching over the ARRL and Field Day......

This will make records harder to beat in this category going forward.

Ed  N1UR