[RTTY] Question about NAQP rules

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I guess it is too easy for people "forget" to throttle the power back.

If the Max power out  is 100 watts how we get there is irrelevant right?

The cheaters will still cheat.  The rules mean nothing to the cheaters.

Mike W0MU

On 2/24/2015 9:59 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
> Quoting from the NAQP rules:
>
> "Use of external amplifiers capable of more than 100 W output is not
> allowed."
>
> I've been curious about that rule for a long time and just now getting
> around to asking about it.
>
> If one has a high power amp and throttles it back to 100 W, what's the
> difference?  Am I missing some subtlety here?
>
> I can see where some ops might prefer to let their transceiver loaf
> along and use an external amp to reach 100 W.  Why would this be
> prohibited? This rule must have been inserted for a reason.
>
> Bill W6WRT
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