The Rules can be found HERE.
I have decided that in future I will stay away from the BIG contests, and stick to the smaller ones....you know the ones, the type the big guns don't bother with. I, and others, have quickly reached the conclusion that individuals who play within the set rules of a contest will never win. There seems to be too many people running power levels far above the legally allowed limit, and who openly brag about it on the air without fear of any repercussions from the authorities, whether that's the FCC or Industry Canada.
When you hear hams, on the air, complaining that even though they are running 3k and in one case, 5k of power in order to make contacts, something is wrong. Yes, I know propagation was bad last weekend for the contest, but that's the cards you play with. It doesn't mean you can continue to turn up the power until somebody hears you. The rules are there for a reason, it's time people followed them.
