[UK-CONTEST] Power Limitations

[Colin Thomas]

Roger,

There is one New Zealand club that has access to a disused coast station.
They seem quite happen to go along with the 5W EiRP limit.   But as Ian
GM3SEK mentioned this has nothing to do with contesting, but it has
everything to do with experimentation and innovation.

73

Colin HB9/G3PSM

On 28 January 2012 16:47, Roger Parsons <ve3zi at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I believe that the whole issue of ERP as opposed to output or input power
> limitations is contrary to the spirit of amateur radio - during contests or
> otherwise. We are supposed to be innovators.
>
> I recall many (many, many) moons ago that Low Power Field Day had a
> limitation based on the total weight of equipment used - this in the days
> when most people were using valves. David G3KLH was/is a whiz designer and
> made a transistorised transmitter capable of an order more output power
> than battery valves and we cleaned up. Of course the rules were then
> changed, but that is fair enough - the original rules produced progress.
>
> The ERP rule deters me from operating on 500kHz and lower frequencies. I
> know this is not a usual situation, but I have access* to a 325' former AM
> broadcast tower with 120 x 1000' radials. So I could make a quite efficient
> LF antenna. But then I have to run low power to comply with the ERP limit -
> so why bother?
>
> 73 Roger
> VE3ZI/G3RBP
>
> *Actually I won't have access again until around March/April when the snow
> goes..........
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