[SixClub] QRP on Six ???

[Larry Brown]

Thanks John! And yes,it was SSB. As for selling the TS-60.....uh......I'll pass! I can't think of another stand-alone 6m rig that will do everything the TS-60 will do. And with all this "digital" noise Doc,Joey and some others are making it should make a good rig for those modes too.

Larry

On Jan 22, 2011, at 9:55 PM, John Geiger wrote:

> For contests and awards, the ARRL considers QRP as 5 watts on CW or 10 watts 
> PEP on SSB.  If you made the QSO on SSB (it sounds like you did) at the 10 
> watt position on the TS60, you are ok..
> 
> If you really want to go QRP, sell me the TS60 so you can get a FT817 or 
> Icom 502 :)
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry Brown" <dogsnradios at att.net>
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:21 AM
> 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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