[Elecraft] KPA 500 Power Amp.

[David Gilbert]

What you say is true, but ... how do you know that the guys you are 
beating out are 10 over?  Not many DX or contest stations are giving out 
honest signal reports.

I'm curious what your antennas are.

Dave   AB7E




On 12/30/2024 1:36 PM, Lee Hiers wrote:
> I'm not missing any point at all.  If my signal is S-7 and I'm beating out
> QRO guys that are 10 over, there is no "heavy lifting" at all.  It's all
> about timing and frequency selection.  Sure, there are times where the
> other guy is doing the bulk of the work.  But not as often as the "life is
> too short for QRP" folks might think.
>
> Hey, I'm all for QRO and big antennas.  I've had them before and will
> again.  I also chose to dedicate a full solar cycle to operating QRP.  I
> enjoy different aspects of radio operating.
>
> 73 de Lee, AA4GA
>
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 3:08 PM David Gilbert<ab7echo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You miss the point.  It is of course possible to bust a pileup with good
>> timing and the proper choice of calling frequency ... and possibly
>> better propagation than the QRO guys have ... but the odds are that the
>> guy you're calling has a much better station than you do and is still
>> the one doing the heavy lifting.
>>
>> Don't give yourself more credit than you deserve.
>>
>> Dave   AB7E
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/30/2024 12:12 PM, Lee Hiers wrote:
>>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 12:40 PM David Gilbert<ab7echo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think operating QRP is great fun, but let's face it ... when operating
>>>> QRP (especially with lesser antennas) the other guy is typically doing
>>>> all the heavy lifting.
>>>>
>>> While I certainly understand that concept, that doesn't explain the
>> *many*
>>> times I've busted pileups using small antennas and low power...when there
>>> are lots of QRO guys with big antennas calling.
>>>
>>> 73 de Lee, AA4GA
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