Topband: QRP

[John K9UWA]

> What exactly is the point of operating such a difficult band, full of all sorts of 
> noise, relatively awful propagation, requiring gigantic antennas, then 
> using the low power? Is it because using high power makes it so easy, 
> because it really doesn't.

It is the CHALLENGE that makes us chase DX on 160M. Whether you do it 
with 100W and a short vertical from a noisey city  lot or have a super station 
with a few hunded acres of land and unlimited antennas running full power it 
is still a Challenge to operate on 160M band.

To borrow a Quote from Garry NI6T
 "160 not a band but an obsession"

Garry is correct. No other HF Ham Band is like it. The Last Frontier !!

John k9uwa
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