[SixClub] QRP on Six ???

[Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW]

QRP is defined as 10 WATTS or LESS !

 and I would LOVE to see that " HAM " tell the FCC he is running, 2000 watts 
!



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Brown" <dogsnradios at att.net>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 8:21 PM
Subject: [SixClub] QRP on Six ???


> OK gang!  Is there a standard to go by? A "carved-in-stone" rule as what 
> constitutes QRP? Is it 10 watts,5 watts or as I heard an op on 75 meters 
> say one night "if I'm running less that 2000 watts it's QRP! ". Seriously, 
> I know the last one is not right but I did hear the op say that!
>
> The reason I ask is that back on Jan 9th Howard(W5DNT) in EM01 had a huge 
> pileup working. To break down things to a more manageable mess he finally 
> called for QRP only. I switched the Kenwood TS-60 to low(about 8-9 watts 
> on the Heathkit 2102 meter and threw out the call. I was the one of the 
> first ones he pulled out. 5x7 peaking to 9 into EM01 from EM78. I've since 
> made several contacts into EM01.EL17 and EL18 on low power.
>
> Later another op informed me that QRP on VHF was 5 watts or less.  So what 
> is the accepted power for QRP on VHF? Am I misleading other operators when 
> I identify as kg4zar/QRP ? If I try a contest am I cheating if I'm using 
> 8-10 watts(into my homebrew rigid dipole)? Is there a standard or does 
> each contest set their own QRP standard?
>
> Thanks Guys/Gals !
> Larry
> kg4zar
> EM78hp
>
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