[ILQSO] High power/low power categories?

[Jim Funk]

If one wishes to open this can of Platyhelmintes, where do you draw the line?  One multiplier for 1 watt, another for 5 watts, another for 10, another for 50, another for 100, another for 200, another for a KW?

What if you make a few contacts with 5 watts and others with 100?

Do you want to render all previous records irrelevant?  (Maybe that doesn't matter....)

Not trying to stir up anything here...I can just see a lot of questions, and trying to figure out if we are solving more or creating more....

73, Jim N9JF

-----Original Message-----
From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Burns W9RXR
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:02 PM
To: Illinois QSO Party
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] High power/low power categories?

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...

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