[Elecraft] The Joy of QRP

[Ariel Jacala]

I have to add that my greatest pride as a ham is having DXCC and WAS with QRP power. I am up to 175 countries (mostly with Elecraft gear) but i still enjoy QRP despite having the ability now to transmit  at the legal limit. One thing that QRP operation teaches you is knowing when and what conditions are in your favor, timing, propagation and teaches listening skills.  It is a good thing that Elecraft rigs have good "ears".

Ariel NY4G

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On Sep 26, 2013, at 9:12 AM, "Stephen Roberts" <steverob at shoreham.net> wrote:

> Sorry no joy there Rick, but at least you had a nice day in the great outdoors.
> 
> My latest "adventure" was a QSO with a station in Japan on 20m yesterday (I'm in VT with a KX3). I have to count countries, but after about a year and a half of operating, I'm up to 150 or so. Still trying to reach that Myanmar operation, bit no luck so far. I don't think my antenna is up to it. BUT like John Shannon has said in his FISTS piece recently, the pleasure and challenge of low power QSO's makes up for the occasional inability to make a contact.
> 
> 72/73
> Steve
> W1SFR
> 
> 
> On Sep 26, 2013, at 3:37 AM, Rick M0LEP wrote:
> 
>> On Thu 26 Sep Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>>> Y'know, most of the DX I work is on "dead bands", usually 20 meters
>> 
>> Yeah, QRP often has the best chance when the bands are "dead". Once the 
>> big guns get the idea that a band is open QRP can get quite difficult. I 
>> was out on a SOTA summit yesterday with my KX3 trying to get another 12 
>> metres challenge multiplier, and I could hear quite a bit of activity on 
>> the band, but wasn't able to make myself heard either when I called CQ 
>> or when I answered others' calls.
>> 
>> -- 
>> ... 73, Rick, M0LEP
>> 
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