Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:16:04 -0800
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] our amplifier in 2010 CQWW
On 11/9/2010 6:45 AM, Carl wrote:
> That would also disqualify a good percentage of the USA and the rest of the
> world. Do you really think its honored, especially by the stations that
> arent regularly scrutinized.
I know this may come as a shock to some folks on this list, I know MANY
honorable contesters, including some with big time reputations, who play
by the rules.
### which rules are these? The rules that say there is NO limit on the
amount of money that can be spent on stacked arrays for each band ??
Or the same 'rules' that stipulate that 150 kw ERP from station XXX is
'ok'..... but 5 kw ERP from station YYY is a 'no-no' ?? Or the rules
that say
you can fill up a room with a 1/2 doz or more, $12K xcvr's.
There are certainly some who think that the rules don't
apply to them -- like Ivanna Trump, rules are for the little people.
## The rules, as currently written, are clearly slanted for folks
with BIG cheque books. Heck, most of em don't even climb their own towers.
IMO, those dishonorable schmucks who don't play by the rules are the
little people, and I have no respect for them.
## The little guy doesn't have deep pockets. BTW... I don't see any handy dandy
YC-156 schematics in the latest ARRL hand book. If the little guy wants to run
tubes like
that, he has to design it himself....from scratch. Try it some time. The end
justify's the means.
On 11/9/2010 6:45 AM, Carl wrote:
> A US magazine trying to dictate to the world is totally asinine.
No, it's the RULES FOR A CONTEST, which are established by a volunteer
committee of contesters.
## and how many of them reside outside the USA ?? Perhaps if paid
professional's were employed, we would get some real rules, and a level
playing field.
>I can just see the CQ Contest Committee running around the world with their
>wattmeters looking for those extra watts(-;
## The array solutions 'powermaster' wattmeters with the pro software
give you the ability to display your wattmeter on your website, or any where
else.
Now perhaps some volunteer folks could sit their and watch on line wattmeters
all weekend. Or how abt live cams ?
In the past few years, some major contest operations HAVE BEEN
disqualified, and the rules have been rewritten to allow representatives
of the committees to inspect competing stations in real time during the
contest.
## Dunno abt you, but nobody gets past my property line....and I mean
nobody....even if you bring your own milk and cookies.
Some of you guys make me sick to my stomach, no matter what your
nationality. My parents taught me that "the other guy does it" is NEVER
justification for doing wrong. Yet another example of why and how the
world has lost its way morally and ethically.
### IMO, as long as you have stupid rules that state that 150 kw erp is ok for
one
group.... but 3 kw erp is not ok for another group, and that if group 'A'
has unlimited financial resources,
and group 'B' is on a shoe string budget... what the heck did you expect ?
Nothing new here. This power craze
has been going on since 1968 that I know of. The little guy usually gets fed up
with getting sand kicked in his face
year after year, and decides he needs an equalizer. A YC-156 is $300.00 I
paid $75.00 for my 10 kva CCS hypersil
pole pig, and 1/2" cu tubing is cheap at home depot. Or you can do what my
buddy north of me just did...and drop
$6500.00 on a shiny new Alpha 8410.
## An 80m dipole up 100', suspended between trees is a nice ant..... trbl is,
you lose 14 db,
cuz of it's 14 db F/S ratio. Most countries have rules that stipulate
to... 'use the min pwr required to
establish contact'. The same rules didn't say to run 150 kw ERP for 48 hrs
all weekend.
Jim VE7RF
73, Jim Brown K9YC
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