[UK-CONTEST] 80m CC 12th April (Amps?)

[Andy Cook, G4PIQ]

I might be naïve, but with my 100W and incredibly bad antenna almost
everyone who I called could hear me last night and no one was excessively
loud compared to folks who I KNOW run 100W, so I don't detect any serious
power abuse. Hopefully no one is now sniggering....

83 QSOs for me last night. Last minute decision again. Looking after
daughter who started screaming on the dot on 2000.,,,, - superb timing.Not a
great result - spent too long CQing on a bad frequency. 1 hr 10 mins total
operating time.

FT1000MP, 100W, 25m end fed from 5m down to 2m.

Andy, G4PIQ/P

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alex GM3ZBE
Sent: 13 April 2006 16:47
To: 'Steve GW4BLE'; 'G3SXW'; 'UK-Contest'
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 80m CC 12th April (Amps?)


Hi all,
I would not like to think that there are a significant number of operators
using amps in these contests.  Although I have no particular bee in my
bonnet about people running high(illegal?) power (I am sure that subject has
been done to death here before).

However what really pisses me off about running amps in a specifically LOW
POWER contest is that it deprives me of a meaningful yardstick when
comparing myself against other ops in the results.  If I come in 10th in a
given session, isn't it rendered meaningless if half the people above me
were running 1kW?

I am not yet convinced that there is a significant number exceeding the 100W
level. If I am wrong and these contests are going to become power dominated,
then I for one am going to lose interest.

Oh Yes!....just for the record I was running 100W.  Although I am still
hoping I was one of the front-end blowing signals referred to :0) Alex 

GM3ZBE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Member of: DeMontfort University A.R.S, RSGB, ARRL,
CDXC, GMDX group, G-QRP, RAOTA.
See my Cushcraft MA5B review at http://www.sonikblue.co.uk/g3zbe/Ma5b.htm
Alex Allan (O.D. & E.C.)

Remember....It's just a hobby! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:uk-contest- 
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve GW4BLE
> Sent: 13 April 2006 15:54
> To: 'G3SXW'; 'UK-Contest'
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 80m CC 12th April
> 
> Re: Roger's remark - I wonder if everyone realises that there is a 100 
> watt limit
> in this contest. Turn those amplifiers off, chaps !
> 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
> 
> Yes, agree!
> 

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