Thank you very much Martin, I couldn´t have put i better myself.
And as an advice, if some QRP station wants to work me don´t
even try once with /qrp mickey mouse stuff, there will be no QSO.
/Jim SM2EKM
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On 2011-12-12 20:59, Martin Kratoska wrote:
> For sure, among worst violations of good operating practice is the (now
> very common and massive) use of /QRP, ie. OK1RR/QRP. There is no other
> reason than to attract more attention than others (using regular call
> sign). ITU RR recognizes only /P, /M, /MM and /AM, national authorities
> sometimes allowing a numbered ID indicating a region, ie. SM5ABC/4. All
> other call signs must be issued in accordance with the regular licensing
> mechanism (like OL1A/JP, Pope's visit in OK, there was a special call
> OL1A/JP, issued with the slash and the JP appendix). Some other IDs are
> issued in groups for limited time, like /J for Jamboree stations, /L for
> school stations etc.
>
> More
> http://www.ok1rr.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.57
>
> A trend to attract more attention than others is really one of the worst
> possible examples of bad behaviour and should be not tolerated (BTW
> nothing against possible penalization of /QRP users). I find /QRP very
> annoying in contests and pile-ups, it impedes a fast, hig rate operating.
>
> QRP is not your_call/QRP!
>
> 73
> Martin, OK1RR
>
> Dne 12.12.2011 17:58, W0UCE napsal(a):
>>
>>
>> Maybe and experienced QRP OP can answer a question for me and please note
>> the question is not intended to anger anyone or start a flame. I would just
>> like to learn something - "Why?"
>>
>> So here is the question: Why do some using QRP continually send /QRP after
>> a CQ, their call or a contest exchange? In a contest I don't care if the
>> station I work is QRP, LP or QRO - a QSO is a QSO.
>>
>> The same when calling CQ or during a rag chewing - Why send /QRP? To me it
>> makes no more sense than someone sending /100w, /LP, /1500w or /QRO after
>> their call.
>>
>> 73,
>> Jack
>>
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