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Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

To: <topband@contesting.com>, "Robert Harmon" <k6uj@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op
From: "Milt" <miltn5ia@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 18:59:13 -0700
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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 operated QRP in the Stew Perry contest for 16 of the 19 runnings. I even have a plaque on the wall for #1 World operating QRP.

IMHO the SPDC is the BEST contest to use QRP because #1-You get more points per given Q, and #2-The other station gets equal compensation in points for copying your QRP signal. What could be more fair?

CU all in the SPDC as N7GP during my daylight hours and as N5IA during the core night time 14 hours. I will make the best effort to put every caller in the logs; even the real strong QRP guys and the QRO stations I can barely discern through the din, static and fades receive equal treatment.

73, and Merry Christmas to everyone everywhere.

de Milt, N5IA

-----Original Message----- From: Robert Harmon
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 6:43 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

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 other end to be burdened with trying to dig my weak signal out so
I can make another
contact.  ( Just my opinion, guys. )

73,
Bob
K6UJ

On 12/24/15 3:44 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
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

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