[Elecraft] OT: The use "QRP"

[Brendan Minish]

I too dislike hearing stations sign /qrp. There is a real basis for my
dislike of this practice 

It is this, when hearing multiple callers I do my best to try to pull
out the weak stations under the stronger ones but I can't always hear
the weak stations well enough to get a full call in one go whilst the
strong ones are calling 

If I can pull a full call in one go it keeps everyone happy by saving on
repeats.

The problem with signing /qrp is that often the /qrp is the bit that is
being sent once the stronger stations have finished sending their
calls. /qrp is not a partial call so I can't even go back to the caller
with a partial, this wastes time.

What is MUCH more useful is for the calling station to send his/her call
a couple of times in a row without additional,unnecessary
embellishments. This increases your chances of me pulling out your full,
correct call in one go out of a pileup and us then having a successful
QSO.

I hear well here as I am in a quiet rural area with reasonable antennas
and a super CW radio (k3) 

By all means tell me you are running 5w if you like once we exchange
station details if we are having a longer QSO but If I am at the
receiving end of a pileup I really have no interest in hearing /QRP it
is not going into my log, it's not a legally required suffix, it does
not convey useful information and it keeps others waiting. 

Sometimes If I am feeling particularly grumpy I may sign EI6IZ/QRO in
return if the other station signs /QRP on each over , it's just as
valid ! 

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73
Brendan EI6IZ