[SCCC] Logging of power for ARRL DX Contest

[W6ph at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/8/2010 1:46:35 A.M. Morocco Standard Time,  
NE6I at cox.net writes:

I  suspect that contest committees have log evaluation software that is  
sophisticated enough to do the translation.  Think about a station  sending 
the cut number power of ATT (100 watts) for example.  Surely  he isn't 
entering ATT in his own logging software as the power sent in the  exchange.



There was a big discussion on the YCCC reflector about how to log cut
numbers.  I believe that K1EA was in on the development of the  log
checking software and he said that the  logged numbers are converted  to a
common power in the software.  So logging K or KW for 1000 watts
irrespective of what is sent will suffice.  Likewise 1TT or ATT can  be
logged as 100.  The best comment in the discussion was "ATT is  not
a number, it's a telcom company."
 
                                            Kurt, W6PH