[PPRAANet] FYBO for first timers 2/2/2

[Wes Wilson]

Rick --

I agree with your comments regarding QRPers -- I have nothing but the
highest respect for those with the patience and dedication to work with very
low power.  And you're right -- the majority of my comments were directed to
full power contests (both phone & CW), not toward the QRP contesters.

73  Wes K�HBZ


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Brown [mailto:k0su@adelphia.net]
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 8:53 AM
> To: Wes Wilson
> Subject: RE: [PPRAANet] FYBO for first timers 2/2/2
>
>
> Wes,
>
> Since I know Paul is at his FYBO location I will add a couple of cents
> worth.  FYBO is Freeze Your B_____ Off and it is a QRP contest.  Now I
> realize it may be elitest, but QRP contesters are pretty darn good
> operators.  Much more gentlemanly than you will find in other
> contests.  Are
> they competitive? You bet, but when everyone is limited to 5
> watts it makes
> a big difference in operating styles.  All exchanges are not 599
> and people
> are pretty honest about it.  Is it perfect, no, nothing ever is
> on the air.
> Due to the variation in propagation, antennas, station capabilities, etc.
> there is going to be some QRM.  I agree that some contesting practices are
> not sound and certainly may be illegal, but you just might want to take a
> listen to the QRP frequencies and see how they sound today.
>
> 73,
> Rick
> K0SU
>