Another marvelous SS CW has come and the usual post-contest flurry of messages has begun, so here's my (completely serious) contribution: If for whatever reasons the only station you had available to
I once was cruising along in the CW Sprint when three-time WRTC winner N5TJ called me. He gave me his QSO number, and I was giddy to discover that I was a few QSOs ahead of him! I learned after the c
i would get on with anything i could - struggling for an hour for 10 contacts in the contest is better than raking leaves or whatever else is on the honey do list ;) -Steve, WM3O ____________________
I'd still contest, but just not as much. A few hours here and there during the weekend to observe the fun and pass out some contacts to those guys able to copy a puny weak signal. The same principle
SSCW is the sort of contest which gives more emphasis to Radioman Skills (tm) than to hardware and alcoa. Because it is domestic, high power and large antenna farms do not unduly provide "domination"
I have run the past few SSs with a low dipole and barefoot power. Went QRO this year to 150 watts by getting a TS950S! Not sure the extra 50 watts makes a difference, but makes you feel louder, HI HI
I would still contest but it wouldn't be a "full" effort. I'd just try to work states or DX. Applies to all contests not just SS. At the bare minimum I would want a tribander on a 30 foot tower to pu
I am sure that I would operate ARRL SS CW with whatever I could get on the air that could be heard anywhere. I have had top ten finishes in the 1960s and in the 1990s and 2000s, but it hasn't taken t
Of course I would. I'd be competing against other QRP stations, as well as myself and whatever prior results I might have had. I've never operated from a superstation but my current setup is pretty f
Al you asked:"" If for whatever reasons the only station you had available to you was a QRP transceiver and a low dipole, would you still operate in the SS? "" To me, and I suspect many other die-har
Yes, I would. You do not have to have a big station to have...FUN! Yes, it is about competition, but I left that years ago when I realized I would never win many of the contests. I compete against my
I really like QRP, I've done a lot of it, and I'd jump at the chance to participate in a contest, national or international, limited to five watts. I sincerely doubt that operating skills would be im
You bet! All I have to do now is get something up for an antenna! QRP vs. QRO skills...... I don't think there is any real difference. Each one has it's own challenges and each op needs to have the a
Thank you for all of the responses to this frivolous question. I'll make a (quite possibly naïve) observation: If the competition is what's important to all of us, and if the power level and station
Your original question (if I understood correctly) wasn't (1)"would I prefer to contest with less than I have now?".... .... it was (2)"would I still contest if all I had was low power/low dipoles?"