[RTTY] QRP

[John Barber]

It would be great if all activators had high power and big antennas but it won't happen. Think of IOTA and SOTA stations who often have to run QRP.
Maybe you could make a rule in NPOTA that all stations have to run 100 watts or more? :-)
I would rather have a chance of working a QRP station than no station .. at least you have that chance.
John GW4SKA (never QRP)




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I agree with you.  I have been active as a chaser in the ARRL’s National Park on the Air (NPOTA) for 2016 with 411 park units currently confirmed on LoTW. Yes, I am tied of working QRP stations. Happiness is a an activator station with 100 watts and decent antenna. Many of the activators use QRP and most of the time they are not heard.  They get on, work the 10 contacts that can hear them and move on. I have missed a number of new ones because I could not hear them.  It has been a challenge but I have relearned to listen better.

I don’t understand why anyone would try to work a RTTY contest QRP.

73 Dick AA5VU
Austin, TX