wayne burdick wrote:
>
> But I will lay down the following challenge for you: Next time you hear
> an S9+20 station calling CQ, try turning the K3 down to 1 watt and
> calling him, just for grins. All other things being equal, if he's
> running a KW, you should be about S7 at his QTH.
>
I'm on both sides of this debate. I like to transmit a strong signal (gain
antennas and 1.5kW) but I also get a huge thrill when a QRP station replies
and I can copy him (thanks to the K3, diversity and good RX antennas). I'm
typically the guy Wayne is calling above. I still remember working an OH on
10 meters in ARRL DX CW a few years ago and doing a double-take when he sent
"599 TR4" (0.4 Watts or 400 milliwatts). I also worked several QRP stations
from Europe on 160 in the ARRL DX a few weekends ago. This 3830 post from
OL0W (operator OK1DSZ) was fun to read:
"Only for fun, when the band was already closing, I decided to try what I
will
be able to work with QRP. Using longer callsing OK1DSZ and the power reduced
to
5W I spend about 10 minutes calling several east coast big guns. The award
for
the best ears goes to W4ZV, who was worked as easily as with the kilowatt
earlier in the night. K8PO and W2FU were worked with several repeats. The
others just kept CQing without any reaction with exception of K1TTT, who
apparently heard something, but not enough for the QSO."
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/3830/2009-02/msg01298.html
I also love to transmit QRP in the field with simple wire antennas (using an
ATS-3 or K2). It's especially fun to answer big European contest stations.
You can very quickly tell who produces their strong signal with a BIG amp
versus ones doing so with antenna gain. The former are often total
alligators but it's amazing how quickly some of the latter will pick you up.
73, Bill W4ZV
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