[CQ-Contest] Low Power Change to ARRL Contests

[Barry W2UP]

How can FD be a contest if they publish the results in QST?

Barry W2UP

On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 6:09 PM Edward Sawyer <
EdwardS at advanced-conversion.com> wrote:

> Ha - so if its not a contest, why mention it when you are changing the Low
> Power Rule for contests?  And if it is a contest, why is it an exception?
>
> "cue the Twilight zone music here"
>
> Ed  N1UR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kq2m at kq2m.com <kq2m at kq2m.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 2:59 PM
> To: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS at advanced-conversion.com>
> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Low Power Change to ARRL Contests
>
> 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
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