[RTTY] Why 150W LP in Roundup?

[Jim W7RY]

Sorry it was Gate 2 in 1996 where I applied for a received W7RY.

Jim W7RY


On 12/31/2013 9:52 AM, Jim W7RY wrote:
> In the beginning.... The ARRL did not come up with the RTTY Roundup 
> contest... Hal, WA7EGA (now K7IRA) and Jay, WS7I came up the this 
> contest over several glasses of single malt scotch.
>
> If you have ever read the article by Hal, "The Meanest Thing we Ever 
> Did" it is worth a read. I just did some searching and could not find 
> it on the web. Perhaps Jay can post it to the EWARG site and send out 
> a link.
>
> You'll have to come up with a SB-1000 linear amplifier, (like Jay, his 
> wife Betsy, and I did when we won, and I think still hold the world 
> record for) mulit op low power when we operated with a single 
> tribander, (Cushcraft ATB-34 @ 60 feet), a single inverted vee dipole 
> hung from the same tower, a Ten-Tec Omni V, and the SB-1000 at 150 
> watts (measured with a Bird 43). All from a 50X120 foot lot in the 
> middle of Spokane.
> I dont even remember what year this was... It was before 1996 because 
> I had my old call still, WB7AVD.
>
> So the long answer is... It is a legacy thing from Jay and Hal.
>
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
> PS Jay is the one that suggested that I apply for W7RY when vanity 
> Gate 1A opened in 1996.
>
>
> On 12/31/2013 9:26 AM, John Grimm wrote:
>> Is there a reason that the LP limit in the Roundup is 150W or less?  
>> Wouldn't simply defining LP as 100W or less make infinitely more 
>> sense?  Is there a legacy rationale for 150W?
>>   HNY to all.
>>   John / K0YQ
>>
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