[Elecraft] who does the work in QRP?

[Chuck Guenther]

This has certainly been an interesting discussion.  Usually this question comes up in asymmetrical situations-- where the op at one end is running QRP power levels and/or using a marginal antenna, and the person on the other end is running power that may be orders of magnitude higher than QRP and a good antenna.  

When I worked JM7OLW earier this year on 40m with my KX1 and HF-2V, he was running a KW to a 3 elemnt beam.  I sent him an e-mail congratulating him for his accomplishment.  I had no trouble copying him, but he sure strained to pull me out of the noise.  The way  I see it, he did the lion's share of the "work!"  

73,
Chuck  NI0C