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Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

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Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:44:32 -0400
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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, KV4FZ

On 12/24/2015 5:36 PM, Peter Voelpel wrote:
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   Club
OL1A(OK1CW)     476     10      60      18      37,380  
DJ7WW   308     11      55      28      25,476  RR DX
S57M    404     6       47      29      21,359  SCC

73
Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark
K3MSB
Sent: Donnerstag, 24. Dezember 2015 22:06
To: K4OWR
Cc: topBand List
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

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, me thinks I'll try QRP during the Stew Perry and see how it goes.....
Now if I could just locate the source of my nasty 160M noise.....

73 Mark K3MSB

On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:14 AM, K4OWR <k2owr@comcast.net> wrote:

:::: I will indeed be in there trying out all my new CW interface 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 and 17th. in
country. All on phone.
I did run full power though. One of these days I may try qrp just to
punish myself.
BILL K4OWR


On 12/23/2015 9:34 PM, Jim F. via Topband wrote:

Amen brother Jim !
Hope K4OWR catches the drift and gives it a try :-) Jim /  W1FMR


        From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
   To: topband@contesting.com
   Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:55 PM
   Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op
     On Wed,12/23/2015 10:38 AM, K4OWR wrote:

"/162 contacts in the log, with 51 sections, including 8 countries/"
is terrible in any contest.

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 one point, he handed
his horn to one of those critics, saying "Here -- YOU play Charlie
Parker solos."

73, Jim K9YC
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