Seeing a number of recent posts on this reflector regarding Top Band QRP, I thought I'd share my recent QRP Top Band excursion with you. Some of us really do take our antennas seriously. Details at:
terms of score. "/162 contacts in the log, with 51 sections, including 8 countries/" is terrible in any contest. Looks like a beautiful spot, but apparently not for getting out. BILL Some of us real
Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that pretty good. The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quill was sometimes criticized for being a poor imitation of the great Charlie Parker. At
Author: Jim Murray via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:57:29 +0000 (UTC)
Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that pretty good. The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quill was sometimes criticized for being a poor imitation of the great Charlie Parker. A
Nice! That's the way to do it and have fun. Looks just perfect. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Great effort Paul and loved the writeup. I?d say you did VERY well indeed. I?ve done mobile in the SPTBDC contest 2 or perhaps even 3 times, usually making only ˝ as many QSO?s (but running 100w) and
Author: "Jim F. via Topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:34:57 +0000 (UTC)
Amen brother Jim ! Hope K4OWR catches the drift and gives it a try :-) Jim / W1FMR Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that pretty good. The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quil
goodies. I have not really operated CW in a contest in many years. BTW FYI in the CQ 160 contest last year, In 9 hours I made 972 contacts in all 48 states plus 12 countries :-) :-) For first in TN
Well, I think doing QRP is nuts on 160M, but I tired it during the RAC Winter Contest and made 26 QSOs in about 1.5 hours, and I have to admit it was kinda fun, and I was just pokin' along..... So, m
Qrp on 160 is fun: CQ WW CW this year: SOSB/160 QRP Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club GM4AFF 409 11 52 16 27,657 K9JWV 16 7 5 496 SOSB(A)/160 QRP Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Cl
Some one is having too much fun! I may have to try that! Great Job! 73, Mike WA5POK Qrp on 160 is fun: CQ WW CW this year: SOSB/160 QRP Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club
Peter, If you think calling CQ in a contest while running 5 watts and not getting a single reply is fun then have at it. Working some stations with 100 watts is more fun for me. Herb Schoenbohm, KV4F
Herb, I don´t call CQ when I do qrp on 160m during a contest, just call stations running and concentrate on finding mults and DX for best scoring. This year I worked 30 VE/W, but assisted which helpe
Herb, I feel the same way. I have nothing against QRP, but for me personally I don't have the desire to handicap myself with QRP power especially on 160. It doesn't seem fair to me for the guy on the
Hmmm. If that is the case, then QRP should NOT be used on any band for contesting or otherwise. That is the name of the game; dig out the weak ones. I personally have nothing against QRP, having oper
What would be much more fair is to go by ERP. 5 watts from one of tho se sophisticated antenna farms may very well be stronger than 100w or even 600w from, let's say, a Butte rnut with a vestigial ra
Last year - I was operating the Stew from a temporary location - and with a bench power supply that could only provide enough power to set the K3 power at about 3.7 watts. My antenna was a low dipole
As a guy who worked 160M from a Chicago city lot, I feel your pain. BUT -- QRP is about operating skill and antenna farms, both TX and RX. The Stew Perry rules reward the TX station for his TX antenn
I agree wholeheartedly; It sticks in my craw when I hear oafs signing "/QRP" and expecting others to take pity & do their work for them, with liquid-helium-cooled stacked rhombics & so on. Nobody ret