Doug, I couldn't have said it better myself. QRP is good, signing "/QRP" waists information bandwidth.
Also when it ends up either in or not in my log and the Qs are uploaded to eQSL, the callsigns don't match and I have to manually generate a QSL (which I do gladly). It does have to be manual after all. Right now I have about 130K QSOs on eQSL. I don't chase their awards but every QSO I have is uploaded for those who do. BTW, both you and Brendan are in my log this weekend. Thanks for the 10 pointers. Hope I wasn't too difficult to copy. My station: K3, homebrew autotune 8877 amp(s), off-center fed dipole at 30 meters, 200 meter long beverages in six directions. 73 and have a pint for me, I'll have one for you! Jerry - K0TV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Turnbull" <turnb...@net1.ie> To: "'Brendan Minish'" <ei6iz.bren...@gmail.com>; <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Take the plung! > Brendan, > I agree with you entirely regarding the appendage /QRP. It is a pain > in the ass and I do not like needing to add it to my log. If I go QRP > and > I am thinking of it the difference is that I have good antennas. Some > less > fortunate hams are very limited in their antennas and operate higher power > levels to compensate. Maybe there should be another class called "QRP > and > a hank of wire ten feet of the deck". > > QRP is good but signing /QRP is not. QRP is a great area for Home > Brewing and wonderful for portable work. I am not anti-QRP but hate the > appendage! For that matter if I am going to be a real old man, I do not > care for special call signs that are artificially constructed. > > 73 Doug EI10000MORSE / EI2CN > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brendan Minish > Sent: 31 January 2011 18:59 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Take the plung! > > I worked 2 stations signing /QPR during the contest > > In both cases it took multiple repeats to get the full call and the > Contact would have been quicker for all concerned had they not sent /QRP > each time and just sent their call a few more times > > In both cases I was happy to work them, after the first thousand fresh > QSO's are fairly slim pickings in the CQWW160m contest > > Sometimes when I am feeling 'ratty' and someone insists of signing /QRP > on each over I respond by signing ei6iz/QRO > > Over the years I have had many enjoyable QSO's with QRP stations, I hear > well here as I am in a rural location with fairly decent antennas and I > enjoy working other stations regardless of power level > > I am happy to work QRP stations but signing /QRP is pointless and will > not make me more likely to expend effort digging you out of a pileup > > > On 31/01/2011 18:37, Nick-WA5BDU wrote: >> I made about 380 Qs in the 160 meter test and worked some at the >> superstition level, a couple I used the APF on, several who were no >> doubt QRPers. >> >> I never heard anyone sign /QRP. So this may be one of those things to >> be indignant about that has little basis in reality. >> >> If someone had signed /QRP, I wouldn't have felt greatly harmed. I >> worked other stations who took longer than typical to work due to being >> unfamiliar with contest procedures, etc. I was still happy to get 'em >> into the log. >> >> 73/72- >> >> Nick, WA5BDU >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -- > 73 > Brendan EI6IZ > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
