[Elecraft] Signing "/QRP"

[Jozef Hand-Boniakowski]

Yes.  And, this is the FISTS 10th anniversary this year.  To celebrate 
FISTS is offering the 20/20 award.  Your work 20 FISTS for 20 minutes 
each (at least) in each of the 12 months during 2007.  The first month 
you get the certificate and and sticker for that month (say January).  
Then for each successive month you do it again and get another stick 
(for that month).  Get all twelve (20 QSOs X 20 minutes per month X 12 
months) and you get plaque for the anniversary award.  To allow late 
comers to get the plaque, you get a free month sticker for any two 
consecutive months the feat is achieved.  These can be used for missed 
months.  The conversations have been wonderful.  See awards at 
http://www.fists.org

73, Jozef
FISTS 12313 CC 1875

Sandy wrote:
> Can't agree with you more Ron!  I think I've had more polite QSO's 
> with QRPers than other random contacts.  Another bunch that will spend 
> some good QSO time with you other than the:  "Good meeting you", RST, 
> QTH, "Op", 73 QSO, is the FISTS group.  Way too many fellows these 
> days who plain don't want to "talk" and "ragchew" on CW.  I have run 
> into a lot of "shooters", pilots, ship operators accidently while 
> laying out fragments of my "bio" on CW QSO's.  I feel VERY 
> uncomfortable getting a 589/599 report when running 5 watters, then 
> finding out the guy on the other end, who is maybe 349 or 459 is 
> running 100 watts!
>
> 72/72,
>
> Sandy
> Mostly W5TVW/QRP
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" 
> <rondec at easystreet.com>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 1:47 PM
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Signing "/QRP"
>
>
>> Well, there's the huge difference between us Mike. I call "W3XYX 
>> W3XYZ W3XYZ
>> DE AC7AC AC7AC AC7AC/QRP" ;-)
>>
>> Same for CQ. My thinking is that if hearing the /QRP is going to confuse
>> anyone, I want them to get the call right first.
>>
>> As for a QRP signal being 'tiny', it all depends upon conditions. 
>> Digging
>> out weak signals can be fun. I do it out of habit. I find I'm digging 
>> "in
>> the mud" for a 100 watt or greater signal at least as often as a QRP 
>> signal.
>>
>>
>> I've given and received lots of 579 to 599 reports and enjoyed long, 
>> long
>> rag chews when we're both running 5 watts or less to suggest that QRP 
>> is not
>> a all a tiny signal when conditions are right.
>>
>> Ron AC7AC
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> Ron & all,
>>
>> Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>>> ...I hope the intrepid operators who love to promote their operating
>>> interests will never stop signing /QRP...
>>
>> I share some of the feelings of both camps regarding signing or not 
>> signing
>> using /QRP.  As a result, I use a combination.  I generally call by 
>> txing:
>>
>> cq cq cq de ab3ap/qrp ab3ap ab3ap
>>
>> I put the "/QRP" in early so the responding op doesn't feel obligated to
>> resend it back to me, send it only once because it takes time, but 
>> send it
>> more than not at all so listeners know what that tiny signal is.
>>
>> For what it's worth,
>> Mike  ab3ap
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