[RTTY] QRP in contests

[Jeff AC0C]

I agree with that "you would be surprised what you can work" statement on 
QRP.  Our local club worked QRP/battery one field day and as a QRO guy I was 
stunned at both the rate and the relative ease in holding a frequency.  Our 
antennas were decent from a FD perspective but not great.  A very 
educational experience.  Especially for a guy who managed to draw overnight 
duty on 80m with storms in the distance.  An opportunity, they said, for 
developing my "160m ears."  Uh huh...

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dave Barr
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 8:03 PM
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] QRP in contests

Well, I am surprised.  It seems that the (at least vocal) majority of
the RTTY contesting community has little respect for qrp in a contest,
or perhaps it's just for any weak signal.

Any contest is a challenge... contesting... contest.  Maybe the
nay-sayers need better antennas or rigs or ears or software or
fill-in-with-your-brain capabilities.  I am very surprised at the NPOTA
complainers.  The difference between operating portable at 5 watts and
at 100 is night-and-day logistically.

Perhaps the best thing for you folks to do is to crank it down to 5
watts and see what you can work.  I promise you that you will be
surprised.  And with few requests for repeats.

73, Dave, K2YG



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