[TenTec] Banana boat swing

[Reg Unsworth]

Ron.

I presume the "we" refers to the guy trying to copy the QRP station.  I
could never understand why those QRP awards were given to the low power
station when it was the guy at the other end doing all the hard work!

As for bugs, in my near 40 years on the bands I can't recall where bug =
good cw.  Distinctive - yes (like the Colorado beetle).  Squash them ;>)

73

Reg
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ron" <roncasa at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Banana boat swing


> Hello Bill
> like you, Qrp ops use skill, not power! (smile)
> I use the TT 1340 and the 516 (currently building 1320) and find that
> some ops don't listen. Maybe they are looking for a arm chair copy,
> instead of that weaker but copyable signal.
> One S-unit by meter is 6db increase or decrease in signal strength.
> Power must be increased 4 times to receive an increase of one s-unit.
> Thats a lot more power to only receive one s-unit better.
>
> Ron wb1hga
> "QRP, we do more with less" (smile)
>
> Bill Tippett wrote:
> > K9WWT wrote:
>
> "snip"
> .
> > If I'm QRP (which I often do on HF bands when operating
> > portable), I try to make it easier on the guy at the other
> > end by sending at reasonable speeds as perfectly as I can.
>
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