Herb,
I feel the same way.
I have nothing against QRP, but for me personally I don't have the
desire to
handicap myself with QRP power especially on 160. It doesn't seem fair
to me for the guy
on the other end to be burdened with trying to dig my weak signal out so
I can make another
contact. ( Just my opinion, guys. )
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/24/15 3:44 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
Peter, If you think calling CQ in a contest while running 5 watts and
not getting a single reply is fun then have at it. Working some
stations with 100 watts is more fun for me.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
On 12/24/2015 5:36 PM, Peter Voelpel wrote:
Qrp on 160 is fun:
CQ WW CW this year:
SOSB/160 QRP
Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club
GM4AFF 409 11 52 16 27,657
K9JWV 16 7 5 496
SOSB(A)/160 QRP
Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club
OL1A(OK1CW) 476 10 60 18 37,380
DJ7WW 308 11 55 28 25,476 RR DX
S57M 404 6 47 29 21,359 SCC
73
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark
K3MSB
Sent: Donnerstag, 24. Dezember 2015 22:06
To: K4OWR
Cc: topBand List
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op
Well, I think doing QRP is nuts on 160M, but I tired it during the RAC
Winter Contest and made 26 QSOs in about 1.5 hours, and I have to
admit it
was kinda fun, and I was just pokin' along.....
So, me thinks I'll try QRP during the Stew Perry and see how it
goes.....
Now if I could just locate the source of my nasty 160M noise.....
73 Mark K3MSB
On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:14 AM, K4OWR <k2owr@comcast.net> wrote:
:::: I will indeed be in there trying out all my new CW interface
goodies.
I have not really operated CW in a contest in many years.
BTW FYI in the CQ 160 contest last year, In 9 hours I made 972
contacts in
all 48 states plus 12 countries :-) :-) For first in TN and 17th. in
country. All on phone.
I did run full power though. One of these days I may try qrp just to
punish myself.
BILL K4OWR
On 12/23/2015 9:34 PM, Jim F. via Topband wrote:
Amen brother Jim !
Hope K4OWR catches the drift and gives it a try :-) Jim / W1FMR
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op
On Wed,12/23/2015 10:38 AM, K4OWR wrote:
"/162 contacts in the log, with 51 sections, including 8 countries/"
is terrible in any contest.
Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that
pretty
good.
The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quill was sometimes criticized for
being
a poor imitation of the great Charlie Parker. At one point, he handed
his horn to one of those critics, saying "Here -- YOU play Charlie
Parker solos."
73, Jim K9YC
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