[Elecraft] KPA500 - just 500 watts?

[Pete Smith]

And I think a lot of the "skill" should be credited to the ops on the 
other end who manage to pull out the QRP stations.  That said, operator 
skill is particularly important for any QRP station - I will never 
understand why many still use straight keys, badly formed cw, and 
unnecessary verbiage (like "/QRP", for example).


73, Pete N4ZR

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On 1/25/2011 1:55 PM, JAMES ROGERS wrote:
> The QRPer's mantra, "Skill not power"
>
> 73s Jim, W4ATK
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>
>> k6rb at baymoon.com wrote:
>>
>>> The question of "how much power is enough?" is always good for a lot
>>> of chatter.
>> Indeed.
>>
>> This thread is always entertaining to those (including myself) who
>> have completed DXCC with less than 5 watts and a random wire. Not that
>> I'm biased. It was a struggle, and there's definitely a time and place
>> for more power.
>>
>> But occasionally I like to drop down to nearly nothing to remind
>> myself that, when the bands are really open, you *can* do it with a
>> lot less.
>>
>> Eric doesn't talk about his own QRP accomplishments much, but he
>> worked over 100 countries on a NorCal 40 (one of my first designs)
>> running just a few watts. In fact that's how we first met; I think he
>> called me to (a) thank me for the design and (b) boast just a little
>> to someone who would appreciate it :)
>>
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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