[Elecraft] getting started with QRP

[Rick Hewett]

On Sun, 4 Jan 2015, Ken G Kopp wrote:
> Fred's certainly correct with his advice about not signing "/QRP". 
> Many see it as some form of "I'm special, take pitty on me" or 
> "whining".

The best reason for not using /QRP even if it is legal (and it cetrainly 
isn't legal everywhere) is that it makes your call four characters 
shorter! The longer your call, the more trouble it is to get across, 
especially when your signal's on the low side. I took my KX3 away from 
base over Xmas, and was required (by licence conditions) to operate as 
5Z4/M0LEP/P then. Save "/" for adding essential information. If you feel 
you *must* mention that you're QRP, do so without encumbering your 
callsign; it makes accurate logging much easier for your contacts.

73, Rick 5Z4/M0LEP (for a few more days)