[PaQSO] Only the required power

[emiske at comcast.net]

Absolutely.

My thought when reading the comment and the rule was, "so, I should start each contest QSO off with asking how strong is my signal, then turning down the power until the other station can just resonably hear me, and then the other station does the same, then we exchange our contest information, then I return to whatever power level I am operating for the contest, and call CQ again"......I don't think so.

Ed/WA3SES

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From: "Duane, WV2B" <wv2b at juno.com> 

> 
> Hi Folks, 
> I just wanted to comment on the thought that every station in the qso party was 
> in vioaltion of the FCC rule regarding use of the minimum neccessary power. The 
> application mentioned was a somewhat simplistic view {perhaps that was 
> intentional to make a point?}. That particular rule is not as black and white as 
> it may at first seem, and is open to interpretation. 
> For example: QRO may not be necessary to work the guy in the next county on 40 
> Meters when I call cq in the party. But, I also desire to attract callers from 
> the out of state areas as well. The out of state guy in MN may not hear me with 
> low power, but may be workable with high power. My desired communication is with 
> the weak, far away stations as well. 
> In addition, I wish to be be able to stay on a frequency and call cq and answer 
> callers. QRO may not be needed to exchange reports with the guy in the next 
> county on a clear frequency. But, in order to stay on a frequency and hold it, 
> and not be crowded out by others moving in too close for me to hear respondents, 
> using qro may be a necessity to carry out the desired communications. 
> I can speak from experience that when I have relinquished a calling frequency to 
> a mobile or a lower power station, it is generally not very long before the 
> station is blasted off the frequency, even though it was clear when I gave it to 
> him. 
> So, it is not a simple black and white rule. The qrpers may be able to cq 
> sometimes, especially now that activity is down, and the bands larger than years 
> past. But, they likely have a very difficult time trying to find a workable 
> frequency, and probably don't hold it for bery long. 
> Some FCC rules are black and white, others are open to inerpretation. Even for 
> the seemingly black and white rules I have heard every excuse in the book why it 
> didn't apply to someone {I only did it for a short time, everyone else was doing 
> it too, it was not serious, etc.}. 
> So, I don't think a blanket condemnation is in order regarding this particular 
> rule. Of course, others are welcome to disagree with me. 
> 73, Duane, WV2B 
> 
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