At 11:37 AM 8/17/2001 +0200, Maurizio Panicara wrote:
>Hi Phil,
>
>what do You mean for QRP ?
>A QRP setup or a QRP signal ?
>A low power TX but a gain antenna, or a LOW e.r.p. and odd pieces of wire to
>radiate some energy ?
Sorry Mauri - I guess QRP is relative. I was referring to QRP in the true
sense - 5 watts or less, usually with simple wire antennas. From your
question I realize that we sometimes also call 100 watts QRP, especially in
the world of contesting and Dxing.
Phil
>73,
>Mauri I4JMY
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil (VA3UX)" <phil@vaxxine.com>
>To: <amps@contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 5:31 AM
>Subject: [AMPS] QRP
>
>
> >
> > An interesting point of view Tom and somewhat justifiable. However you
>may
> > have missed the "spirit" of QRP. The thrill for *most* QRP'ers is not
> > necessarily the fact that *they* worked the other guy, but the fact that
> > anybody at all heard their tiny signal. Most QRP'ers appear to get more
>of
> > a kick out of working another QRP'er than they do working someone with a
> > farm full of towers and antenna's. Being heard by a well equipped contest
> > station - well hell, that's a given; no big deal there.
> >
> > As for this poor "Other Guy" that has to have this and that : the only
> > thing the other guy has to have is air, water and food; the rest is all
> > extra. No one demands that there be someone on the other end with a great
> > system and good skills. I suspect that someone that does have all these
> > extra goodies, and that also begrudges handing out a contact to weak
>signal
> > guy, would be the kind of person that would help an old lady across the
> > street and then ask to be paid after the deed. Although I can't see why
> > someone with a good antenna system and good operating skills would
>complain
> > about working a weak signal because - that's what all that stuff is
> > for. It isn't for working the easy stuff - is it ? It would be
> > confirmation that he really does have a good set-up and good skills. At
> > least that's how I'd look at it.
> >
> > Take care
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > At 09:39 PM 8/16/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> > > > I'm not a DX'er so it's revealing to hear about the high power
> > > > philosophy.
> > > > About 6 months ago a friend of mine starting working DX with 100 watts
>and
> > > > a dipole. Today he has the 1000MP mark V, the big amp, the tower, the
> > > > beam and is spending many bucks "buying" QSL's.
> > >
> > >When we work DX with QRP the OTHER GUY should get the
> > >award and pat on the back, not the QRP guy.
> > >
> > >He is the poor $#% who has to have a good system and skills, not
> > >the weak signal guy. He is doing all the work, you are doing no
> > >more work than the guy running QRO. The measure of a good
> > >station and good skills is how many QRP people with small
> > >antennas you can hear, not how many people you can work by
> > >making their live's miserable and slowing down their contact rate
> > >with a pathetic signal.
> > >
> > >Being proud of QRP is like being proud of being on welfare, and
> > >thinking the fact you can get other people to work to feed you
> > >somehow makes you a great skilled survivor.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >73, Tom W8JI
> > >W8JI@contesting.com
> > >
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