[Elecraft] Take the plung!

[Brendan Minish]

I worked 2 stations signing /QPR during the contest

In both cases it took multiple repeats to get the full call and the 
Contact would have been quicker for all concerned had they not sent /QRP 
each time and just sent their call a few more times

In both cases I was happy to work them, after the first thousand fresh 
QSO's are fairly slim pickings in the CQWW160m contest

Sometimes when I am feeling 'ratty' and someone insists of signing /QRP 
on each over I respond by signing ei6iz/QRO

Over the years I have had many enjoyable QSO's with QRP stations, I hear 
well here as I am in a rural location with fairly decent antennas and I 
enjoy working other stations regardless of power level

I am happy to work QRP stations but signing /QRP is pointless and will 
not make me more likely to expend effort digging you out of a pileup


On 31/01/2011 18:37, Nick-WA5BDU wrote:
> I made about 380 Qs in the 160 meter test and worked some at the
> superstition level, a couple I used the APF on, several who were no
> doubt QRPers.
>
> I never heard anyone sign /QRP.  So this may be one of those things to
> be indignant about that has little basis in reality.
>
> If someone had signed /QRP, I wouldn't have felt greatly harmed.  I
> worked other stations who took longer than typical to work due to being
> unfamiliar with contest procedures, etc.  I was still happy to get 'em
> into the log.
>
> 73/72-
>
> Nick, WA5BDU
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73
Brendan EI6IZ