Either that or they will be submitting check logs as (I think) was
mentioned in the rules.
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
On 05/12/2011 3:38 PM, Phil Cooper wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just seen the 3830 summary for this contest, and I am a little
> puzzled.....
> The rules clearly state (3.) 100 watts output maximum.
>
> And yet, some have put themselves into the HP category!
> I am assuming they thought that as there is no QRP category, or only ONE
> power level, they would use the HP section in the 3830 form?
>
> But, having said that, I suspect that several stations were using a bit more
> than 100 watts.
> I heard several EU/AS stations that were so loud they had copyable signals
> above and below their Tx frequency. Maybe overdriven AFSK can account for
> that as well, but these stations were end-stopping on the meter, whereas
> most folk were S6 - S9.
>
> Over the past months, I have found it better to reduce output power,
> especially when CQ'ing. In WAEDC and CQWW, I was down to around 50 or 60W
> out, and in this one, I ran at about 70 watts, apart from calling the VP2
> and the PJ2, for which I pushed out the full 100!
>
> Just my thoughts.....................
>
> 73 all
>
> Phil GU0SUP
>
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