Ha - so if its not a contest, why mention it when you are changing the Low
Power Rule for contests? And if it is a contest, why is it an exception?
"cue the Twilight zone music here"
Ed N1UR
-----Original Message-----
From: kq2m@kq2m.com <kq2m@kq2m.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 2:59 PM
To: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Low Power Change to ARRL Contests
Because Field Day is "not a contest" ? LOL!
Bob, KQ2M
On 2021-12-22 06:01, Edward Sawyer wrote:
> I saw today that this change was announced in the ARRL Contests
> starting in Jan 1. The Low Power Category will be changed from 150W
> output to 100W output. On a contest to contest basis, this has no
> significant impact. However, on previous scores it does. For any of
> you who have ever seriously competed using Low Power, 50W matters on
> 80 and 160M, especially on SSB contests.
>
> I found it surprising that an exception was made for Field Day????
> Really??? Why Field Day? Isn't everyone using primarily mobile HF rigs
> for Field Day anyway and none put out more than 100W? And since "its
> not a contest" why is making that exception so important. The never
> ending head scratching over the ARRL and Field Day......
>
> This will make records harder to beat in this category going forward.
>
> Ed N1UR
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