[Elecraft] who does the work in QRP?

[Larry Makoski W2LJ]

I agree with Ron, 1000%

Unless you sign "/QRP", how is a station to know you are QRP? 

There are so many variables ..... propagation, antennas, location, 
height above sea level, etc..  Let's say the station doing the listening 
is in California.  Your 5 Watts in Georgia may be a whole ton louder to 
him than 1000 Watts coming from South Africa.  In fact, I've worked guys 
using 1 or 2 Watts who were 20 over 9 at my receiving location.  I would 
never had known that they were QRP unless they hadn't volunteered the 
information.

Besides, if you really want to cut to the chase, it's ALWAYS the station 
doing the receiving that is "working" - NOT the transmitting station.

Now if you want to be picky, by definition the term "power" is equal to 
an amount of work being done.  So it follows that  a QRO station is 
doing more "work" that a QRP station.  But it's not necessarily true 
that in ALL cases he is going to be louder and easier to hear than a QRP 
station.

The argument is very subjective.

-- 
Larry W2LJ
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