[Elecraft] [KX3] QSO of the week (and a re-learned QRP SSB tip)

Don Wilhelm donwilh at embarqmail.com
Sun Jul 1 21:29:02 EDT 2018


Wayne and all,

I have found that signing "QRP" is more effective on SSB than it is on 
CW.  But it depends on the attitude of the listener at the other end. 
Some are encouraged by QRP, but others are turned off by it.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/1/2018 8:27 PM, Wayne Burdick n6kr at elecraft.com [KX3] wrote:
> Gorgeous day here in Northern Cal, so off I went on a mountain bike trip 
> to the bay, with the KX2 and a home-brew multi-band whip in my sling 
> pack. I found a log to sit on, in the shade (a luxury at the beach), 
> then deployed the station. Within a few seconds I heard K2K in New 
> Hampshire calling CQ on 20 m SSB as part of the "13-Colonies” operating 
> event. Called him with 10 watts, and since there were many stations 
> calling, I added “QRP” at the end. Broke the pileup on one call. With a 
> 4-foot whip :)
> 
> “QRP” sounds quite distinctive on the air, often drawing the attention 
> of good operators. Timing is key: if you have several stations calling, 
> they’ll all try to get their call in at the same time, pretty quickly, 
> leaving a nice gap right at the end where that magic word can drop in. 
> Give it a try next time you’re operating with low power or compromise 
> antennas.
> 
> I’m more of a CW guy, but this reminded me how much SSB can be when the 
> bands are open. Also worked a number of VE stations as part of the 
> concurrent RAC contest.
> 
> I took a photo of the rig, antenna, and a supporting 2-legged “bipod" 
> that I’ll be happy to share if anyone is interested. Just contact me 
> off-list.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
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