[CQ-Contest] Low Power Change to ARRL Contests

[kq2m at kq2m.com]

Because Field Day is "not a contest" ?   LOL!

Bob, KQ2M


On 2021-12-22 06:01, Edward Sawyer wrote:
> 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