[UK-CONTEST] Watts for Contests

[Dave Sergeant]

On 2 Mar 2009 at 15:45, David, G3YYD wrote:

> *Additional Power*
> No general increase in power levels is to be granted for the present. It
> was agreed that the Society would make an application for a general
> increase in power for the duration of a list of specified International
> Contests.
> 
>  From this looks like our only neighbour with which the UK has a common
> land border with is actively seeking higher power for contest operation
> and their regulator is not against it at this time. If they do get
> higher power then the UK will be loosing out to our nearest neighbour.
> So what do we do? Turn the wick up anyway or operate in a low power
> category or start agitating for higher contest power?

Or do what many of us are starting to do and go QRT for contest 
weekends. Frankly I find all this discussion of power levels totally 
unnecessary. But there again I am a dedicated QRP man and learn to use 
my station within its abilities.

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com