[UK-CONTEST] SCAD & S+CAD

[Paul Brice-Stevens]

Hi Chris,

I've never heard it put like that...SCAD and S+CAD!...but I dare say it 
is pretty much true and comments otherwise are perhaps 'the Emperors new 
clothes'...we can all see it we just choose not to point it out (the 
power that is not the...oh never mind)...if as you say there are lots of 
people using SCAD and S+CAD (you might think that, I couldn't possibly 
comment) then does this not make it even more iniquitous to not have 
separate power sections within AFS?...I have yet to hear a convincing 
argument for there not to be!...

It appears to me somewhat unfair to be placed in the same section 
whether you are running 5w, 100w or 400w...however requiring everyone to 
be placed in the same section when some are running 2500w seems 
indefensible...

Some may be 'competitive' with other stations running similar S+CAD (and 
good luck to them!) why though should stations running 100w be 
classified along with them...they are not really in the same competition 
but in one with other like minded S+CAD competitors.


I don't care whether you run 2w, 25w, 250w or 2500w...I'd just prefer 
there to be separate power classes with AFS (and others) in addition to 
an overall competition....this wouldn't detract from the event, just add 
to it..s'obvious!

Here rests the case for the prosecution...your witness M'Lud

tu 73 Paul G0WAT (mostly S-CAD, but occasionally otherwise)

G3SJJ <g3sjj at btinternet.com> writes
>This is exactly what happened to me in SSB AFS, but in my case it was one of
>my own team members! I totally forgot about this session, maybe it was a
>good thing!
>
>One interesting point is that in AFS most competitive stations would be
>using SCAD (Standard Contesting and DXing) Power, ie 800 to 1200w, with a
>few using S+CAD, 1500-2500w, yet in the 80m CC with everyone using 100w,
>there were still problems.

-- 
Paul Brice-Stevens