[CW] Pounding Brass

[George, W5YR]

Way to go, Alan!

The goosebumps are a lot bigger, though, when you are running only 5 watts
or less and/or the other station is also.

About 4 years ago, I was tiring of the usual ham radio routine having
exhausted the thrills of packet and then PSK31, SSTV, etc. Then I discovered
QRP CW and a whole new universe of people equipment and activity.

As I begin my 58th year as a licensed amateur operator I can truthfully say
that nothing in the past - big station DXing, mobile operation, SSB
processing development, you name it - has provided as much excitement and
sense of accomplishment, and the friendship of so many good people, as
becoming active in the QRP world.

The real surprise is that the average QRP signal is NOT down in the noise
and buried in QRM.Some give S9+ readings while others hardly move the
S-meter but are completely and comfortably readable. One member of our
competitive Fox Hunting team (not hidden transmitter hunting) routinely
works all over the country with anywhere from 250 milliwatts to a rare 1
watt. Good antenna - sure.

"Try it - you'll like it!"

73/72, George
Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13QE
"Starting the 58th year and it just keeps getting better!"
w5yr@att.net





----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan W." <n5lf@qsl.net>
To: <cw@mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <radio@obsd.com>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] Pounding Brass


> Way to go, Nicholas.  I hope to hear you on the air one day soon, pounding
> brass with the best of them!
>
> Even after 27 years, I still get goosebumps when a weak DX station comes
> back to my callsign in Morse code.
>
> 73 OM ES dit dit,
> Alan W. N5LF