[CQ-Contest] qrp-declaration...

[Jukka Klemola]

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Has someone written /QRP is a good idea?

I wrote people trying to use it will quit using after they realise it is
nothing but a pain in the exchange.


73,
Jukka OH6LI

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>Hi Chris,
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>Glad to see I'm not alone in thinking the /qrp is a bad idea!
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>73, kelly
>ve4xt

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>> If detecting cheaters by monitoring stations is an aim (a good one I 
>> think) why not better add a power designator to the exchange like H,
L, 
>> Q (RDXA already being a contest with a REAL exchange)? It is only one

>> additional character and sent by EVERY station - not coming out of
the 
>> blue like every 23rd station being qrp and sending something cryptic 
>> with a slash.
>>  
>> I do some QRP-contesting and it would take an armed man in my shack
to 
>> make me send an additional /qrp - if it were allowed in DL and not 
>> making me multi-op ;-)  I´m thankful for every guy on the other end 
>> taking the time for more than one request about call and serial
number. 
>> Should I also torture him with guessing what´s behind the slash? IMHO
NO.
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> Only my two eurocents.
> 73, Chris