[Elecraft] SSB QRP

Gary D Krause n7hts at bresnan.net
Wed Apr 18 17:30:51 EDT 2012


Pete, I was just joking hence the wink at the end of the sentence.  But, to 
answer your question, no.  Making more QSOs by putting up beams and towers 
would not be more fun for me.  I'm just talking about me, not everyone else. 
 I wouldn't find it as challenging therefore, not as much fun.

A few months ago, I worked Europe with 3 watts and a mag loop antenna three 
feet off the ground.  I was way more excited about that than if I had worked 
him with 100 watts or more and a beam antenna.  To each his own.

"Who's to say that this violates the spirit of QRP operating?"  I did. 
;-)(wink)  It's a personal choice.  I work QRP stations all of the time that 
use beams.  I have fun and they have fun.  Really, there is no issue here at 
all.  I was just trying to be light hearted.


On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:07:14 -0400
  Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:
> Am I missing something here?  If a club goes out to do FD, the objective 
> is to have fun and to learn about the challenges and rewards of 
> operating in the field.  If a club wants to go QRP, but still wants the 
> benefits of directive antennas, who's to say that this violates the 
> spirit of QRP operating?  Won't more QSOs, and the experience of putting 
> up something more than wires, add up to more fun and more preparedness?  
> The spirit of QRP operating is not to be weak.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 4/18/2012 2:50 PM, Gary D Krause wrote:
>> NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!!!  That totally goes against the spirit of QRP 
>>operating,
>> in my opinion. ;-)
>>
>> I work mostly CW QRP but, I do work SSB QRP once in a while and it's a 
>>blast.
>>   I generally start with the QRP calling frequencies.  As far as antennas, I
>> use a home brewed vertical and home brewed magnetic loop antennas.  I don't
>> have supports like towers, poles or trees in my yard.  My K3 is a 10w 
>>version
>> and my K2 has the 100 watt amp but, it sits on the shelf now.  I rarely ever
>> used it.  What was I thinking?  I guess I just wanted something else to 
>>build.
>> :)
>>
>> Gary, N7HTS
>>
>>
>>
>>> If you want to try it, I would strongly recommend a beam antenna to give
>>> you a signal boost.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>>
>>> On 4/18/2012 1:45 PM, ron wrote:
>>>> On 04/18/2012 01:42 PM, ron wrote:
>>>>> many thanks to all who responded ....
>>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to sway my local club to do QRP this year and wasn't sure
>>>>> abt SSB.
>>>> oops! I should have included the words: Field Day.
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