[Elecraft] Take the plung!

[Doug Turnbull]

Brendan,
    I agree with you entirely regarding the appendage /QRP.   It is a pain
in the ass and I do not like needing to add it to my log.   If I go QRP and
I am thinking of it the difference is that I have good antennas.   Some less
fortunate hams are very limited in their antennas and operate higher power
levels to compensate.   Maybe there should be another class called "QRP and
a hank of wire ten feet of the deck".

     QRP is good but signing /QRP is not.   QRP is a great area for Home
Brewing and wonderful for portable work.   I am not anti-QRP but hate the
appendage!   For that matter if I am going to be a real old man, I do not
care for special call signs that are artificially constructed. 

             73 Doug EI10000MORSE / EI2CN 


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brendan Minish
Sent: 31 January 2011 18:59
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Take the plung!

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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Brendan EI6IZ
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