I think he was referring to the receiver of the guy trying to hear the QRP
signal. Of course, a QRP station is going to hear a station running 1 kW
+ tons of aluminum in the air, and hear him well. The other guy might not
hear the QRP station so well, though.
I want to add that some of the "Q" stations I logged in SS last year were
as loud as some of the "A" category stations.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Kyle Chavis wrote:
> It doesn't matter if you're a big gun or a QRPer unique calls will be
> logged. What does being a QRPer have to do with it anyway? At least I know
> where I stand, but to let you know we QRPers have receivers too.
> 73,
> Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Thomas Horton
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:00 PM
> To: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com; kr2q@optonline.net; CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] unique contacts and logging errors
>
>
> Bill,
> With all due respect to you, some of us sometime QRP
> operators do have good receivers and can copy calls as wellas a big gun.
> As a sometimes QRP operator, I sometimes do also get legit unique
> callsigns in my log as well...as I'm sure others of us do.
> As you stated it's not fair to make a blanket statement about us either.
> 73, tom K5IID
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <Cqtestk4xs@aol.com>
> > To: <kr2q@optonline.net>; <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
> > Date: 9/11/03 13:14:41
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] unique contacts and logging errors
> >
> > With all due respect, uniques may be busted calls if you are a QRPer, but
> for
> > the "get down on your knees begging" SSBer in a contest, especially a big
> gun
> > near the end of the contest, I don't think they are. In sweepstakes I
> wish I
> > had a dollar for every guy I worked who I had to hold his hand at the
> last
> > hour of the contest and got a number 1 in return. The same is true for
> Sprint
> > and WPX. I also have had locals call me for the number 1 QSO.
> >
> > Uniques MAY be busted but to assume most are I think is just not so.
> >
> > Bill K4XS
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