The awarding of "bonus points" for working Novice or Technician
contestants in the ARRL 10 meter contest is consistant with this
premis: the station taking the extra time and effort to work a
station sending and receiving substantially more slowly than the
average station should be rewarded. To the extent you need extra
fills to complete the QSO with the QRP station, you deserve
extra points for that achievement. This is especially true
in Serial Number contests, such as Sweepstakes, where only the
RECEIVING station is the one penalized for communications problems.
Communications should be a two way street.
Terry Zivney, N4TZ/9
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Rauch [mailto:w8ji@contesting.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 7:27 AM
To: cq-Contest@contesting.com; Ford Peterson
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] More QRP Bashing
> My we are getting sensitive... Feeling discriminated? Perhaps
> another new minority group?
>
> Ford-N0FP
I enjoy reading the "tips of the weak".
I think most extra effort and skill comes from the people trying to
hear QRP signals. The receiving party is the one doing the actual
work, and suffering the pain and punishment of reading weak
signals.
All contests should award significant bonus points to the stations
that copy QRP signals, rather than to the station who makes an
effort to be weak.
The present system is like horse riding. Women ride side-saddle,
while men straddle the saddle. Totally illogical.
73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com
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>From Silver Ward" <hwardsil1@mindspring.com Thu Mar 28 18:17:36 2002
From: Silver Ward" <hwardsil1@mindspring.com (Silver Ward)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] QRP
References: <200203272035_MC3-F778-8F40@compuserve.com>
Message-ID: <013301c1d684$d7648200$1be7bfa8@mirage>
As the editor that added the Tip of the Week regarding QRP and zero beat,
let me add my two cents worth...
I do find more QRP stations have a different offset than the usual 800 Hz
so-called "standard". If you are running a YaeKenCom box turned down to QRP
(as I do), they are all pretty much identical as far as offset goes, and so
is TenTec, but there sure seems to be a lot of variation between the smaller
manufacturers. I don't know about Elecraft yet. QRPers are also much more
likely to be operating homebrew rigs or separate receivers and transmitters,
making the issue important.
I didn't put the tip in there as a knock on QRPers, but to point out that
being on-frequency is MUCH more critical in big contests than in casual
operating.
On a similar note, I find that on 20-15-10, Europeans tend to call a couple
hundred Hertz higher than NA and JA stations. Anybody else notice this?
Any opinions?
73, Ward N0AX
ARRL Contester's Rate Sheet Editor
----- Original Message -----
From: James P. Cassidy <107770.3462@compuserve.com>
To: CONTEST REFLECTOR <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 1:35 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] QRP
> Another 2 cents worth, is it just me or is has some sort of assumption
> been made that QRP operators are not experienced enough to realize about
> zero beating properly?? I think most would have long ago realized that
the
> frequency has a lot to do with the percentage of replies.
>
> I have operated some QRP and never seemd to have much problem from that.
> In fact the percentage of answers to calls has always amazed me. QRP must
> not be all that far down in the mud thanthe usual 100w signal.
>
> 73 Jim KI7Y
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