[Elecraft] PS on The Complete DX'r

[Julian (G4ILO)]

Guy,

If you think that QRP operators brag about what they worked then I don't 
think you understand the attraction of QRP at all. What the QRP op feels is 
a sense of wonder that such a tiny amount of power can propagate a signal 
to <insert DX location here.> From the comments I sometimes get ("your QRP 
is doing great" etc.) I think the other guy sometimes feels it too. I'm 
sorry that you don't.

The guy with the kilowatt and beam *knows* that if he can hear the DX, the 
DX should be able to hear him, so where's the magic? Why not just send him 
an email? It's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time 
and getting heard over everyone else in the pile-up.

That's the biggest source of frustration for the low power station. You 
don't *need* high power to work the DX much of the time, but you do usually 
need it for them to hear you calling in the first place. That's why I'm 
arguing there should be more publicity given to aspects of the hobby that 
the less well-equipped stations can participate in without becoming 
frustrated.

73,
--
Julian, G4ILO. (RSGB, ARRL, G-QRP, K2 #392)
G4ILO's Shack: http://www.qsl.net/g4ilo

"Guy Olinger, K2AV" <olinger@bellsouth.net> wrote:

I'm having as much fun with my K2 barefoot as the next guy, but those who 
pound 
their chest with a look-what-I-did beat when they work a rare one need to 
consider the stuff on the other end.