[ILQSO] High power/low power categories?

[Bob Burns W9RXR]

At 01:52 PM 9/4/2012, Danny Pease wrote:

>Using a power multiplier is a possibility that would not increase 
>the number of awards.

I don't currently have a dog in this hunt. Maybe someday, but not now.

That said, if you make a class or category for every possible mode or 
style of operation, then you risk issuing a lot of awards to people 
who didn't have much real competition.

A sports car club I used to belong to got this way. They had well 
over 30 classes depending on type of car or preparation level. At 
some races, some of those classes might only have one or two 
entrants. Yeah, sure, you can say you won. But, if you didn't beat 
anybody, what did you prove?

Coming up with a multiplier system seems to make more sense than 
adding classes or categories. Of course, a few folks will argue that 
the multiplier isn't fair to their chosen operating mode or 
capabilities. <grin>

Bob...