Gee, I guess I'd better reconsider running as a High Power station (1500W)
in the upcoming ARRL 10M Contest. I'd hate to become "...a lower class
contester" because I choose to operate within the rules as specified by the
contest sponsor!
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim W7RY" <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
To: "W0MU Mike Fatchett" <w0mu@w0mu.com>; <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: December 07, 2011 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 10m RTTY power levels
> Because it was taken (by me, and it sounds like others) if you run high
> power in a contest, and or even think of running high power on 10 meters,
> your are a lower class contester.
>
>
> That's why!
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "W0MU Mike Fatchett" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 10:25 AM
> To: <rtty@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] 10m RTTY power levels
>
>> I don't understand why the negative comments either. If I am *not*
>> going to submit a score then I can operate within the rules for my
>> license.
>>
>> We have had great fun in Field Day running 1A err One Alpha...Alpha
>> amplifier that is....and we have huge pileups. We don't seem to get any
>> complaints from all those that called. Everyone on both sides seemed to
>> be having fun so what is the issue?
>>
>> Contesting and Ham Radio is supposed to be fun.
>>
>> Mike W0MU
>>
>> W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
>>
>>
>> On 12/7/2011 11:21 AM, Phil Cooper wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I wasn't having a go at anyone with my comments, although I now see that
>>> it
>>> may have appeared this way.
>>>
>>> I am sure there are some that didn't read the rules, or planned to send
>>> in a
>>> checklog anyway, and kudos to them for operating this way.
>>>
>>> I did wonder if I had mis-read the rules in some way, as that wouldn't
>>> be
>>> unknown either. I did re-check just to see if multi-op stations were
>>> allowed
>>> high power, as that can be the case in some contests.
>>>
>>> I also wanted to make sure that anyone who submitted a 3830 score under
>>> HP,
>>> knew that this was probably in their Cabrillo file too, and to check!
>>>
>>> Whichever way you look at it, this was a great contest, and it is good
>>> to
>>> see 10m alive now.
>>> There were some nice DX stations active, and my contact with VP2MWG has
>>> already been confirmed on LoTW.
>>>
>>> 73 all
>>>
>>> Phil GU0SUP
>>>
>>>
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