So do you log "T" or 0 (zero)? Or does it matter for the contest sponsor?
BTW, Obscure cut numbers are a pain but that is another discussion.
Jim KS1J
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Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 01:03
To: John W; John Geiger
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] What's with the power = 0 watts exchange?
I worked three, think they were all kp4....0, 00 and ,000.....they were all
doing pretty good for no power !!!!!! I just logged what they sent zero ,
double and triple zero.....
On Feb 18, 2018 7:44 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I worked 2 of those 0 and 00 stations also. Both were from KP4. Missed
> the
> 10 meter opening today, did hear V51YJ yesterday on 15 but didn't get him.
> Nice to hear 15 open to other hemispheres at this point in the solar cycle.
>
> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 12:58 PM, John W <xnewyorka@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm playing a little in the ARRL DX contest and I've noticed
> >something new that I don't recall from previous years. Several DX
> >stations have sent their power as zero watts. I've received 5NN T,
> >5NN TT, and 5NN TTT
> > so far.
> >
> > (For some reason, nobody is sending something more precise like 0.0
> > (would that be TRT?)
> >
> >
> > What is the reason for this? I must have missed the memo.
> >
> >
> > At least one of the stations was in Puerto Rico. So I was wondering
> > if his zero meant that he has no commercial power at his station.
> > Maybe I'm reading into it too much?
> >
> >
> > And one South American sent "LP" for his power. So does that mean
> > he is using a generator that runs on Liquid Propane? 😉
> >
> >
> > The rules at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx say:
> >
> >
> > 4.2 DX stations send signal report and power (number or abbreviation
> > indicating approximate transmitter output power).
> >
> >
> > Where I come from, transmitter power is measured in units called WATTS.
> >
> > So I would expect the exchange to be either a number, or an
> >abbreviation for a number, for example using 'cut' numbers. "LP" is not
> >exactly that.
> > But I get it - it probably means 100 watts, or at least "no amplifier".
> > But what does TTT mean? That must mean "approximately 0.499 watts
> >or less". Yet the guy was 10 dB over S9, so I doubt that.
> >
> >
> > Ahh well, got to do something to keep it interesting when condx are
> > in the toilet.
> >
> >
> > Hope everybody caught the brief but glorious 10m opening this afternoon.
> >
> > P40W was 15 dB over S9 in NNJ for more than 10 minutes!
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> > John
> >
> > W2ID
> >
> >
> >
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