[PaQSO] QRP lament from the Midwest

[KS3Y@prodigy.net]

In my experience, if I can hear 'em I can 
work 'em...sort of.

I may call a station 10 or 12 times before I get a 
response. In that time, the other station has worked 
10 or twelve other qso's. 

When the 100 watters are done, I'll get picked up 
almost every time. 

In practice, many of the 100 watters are giving the 
other station 20 or 30 dB over S-9.  

My signal is only 13-15 dB below that, and STILL above 
S-9.

There are also many, many 'cherry-pickers' in the PA 
QSO ranks who simply do NOT listen for any stations 
under the s-9 level. 

They are in the 'test to have fun,and have no 
intention of trying to 'win'. The 100 watters and QRO 
guys will work many of these stations, and the qrp 
guys won't work a one.

Fact is, we probably have only half-as-manyy stations 
to work as the 'big guns'!

Bill WA3RA