Hi Phil,
> 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.
That's certainly fine Phil. But the operating skill is mainly at the
end doing the receiving, not the transmitting.
All the transmitting station has to do is press the key at the correct
time, and call long enough the poor SOB at the other end can put
together a call and perhaps a report.
It's always the guy at the receiving end of the QRP contact that
has to know what he is doing, and have unusual or special skills.
That is my point.
If they want to stroke anyone about QRP, let it be the one who has
to listen to that QRPee in the noise.
73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com
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