Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > > I'm wondering, what percentage of contacts you've made QRO, that you > > would estimate as not attainable QRP.
> To answer your question, very few. > Isn't the important question, what's fun for you? > > Ron AC7AC Ron is exactly right. That's the bottom line. We all do this for enjoyment. That's part of the definition of "amateur". People have different personalities, and different things are fun for different people. Personally, as a 6-meter operator, I've done QRP, I've done middle-of-the-road 100 watts, and I've done QRO -- and for me, QRO is more fun. I can give more people a new state or grid. I can rag-chew more easily with some of the top 6-meter ops in the country under marginal band conditions. I can generate pileups and then run them, which is really a hoot! (For me.) I get tons of QSL cards and respond to them on the same day I get them, which I really enjoy. A lot of guys hate getting QSL cards, but I love it. So that's just me. At the end of the day, it's whatever floats your boat. There will always be guys who say (rightly) that they can work anything with 5 watts, eventually, that they can work with a kilowatt right now. There will always be guys who say (rightly) that the laws of physics are immutable, and there will always be QSOs that simply cannot be completed under adverse conditions without high power. I don't have a dog in this fight; both assertions are true, more or less. But I know what I enjoy, and for me, that's the bottom line. Bill W5WVO MY life is too short to run QRP! :-) You might have a different opinion. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
