Ron, There is also the HFPack group; http://hfpack.com
They aren't all QRP Ops, but they welcome low power and portable operators. Matthew Pitts N8OHU ------------------------------ On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 11:13 PM EDT Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >Just remember that in the 1950's, as the use of SSB grew rapidly, a typical >SSB rig ran 10 or 20 watts PEP. That was equivalent in "talk power" to a 100 >watt A.M. rig, and the bulk of the A.M. rigs of the day only ran 50 watts or >so output (back the power was measured as D.C. input to the final tube. >Figure perhaps 75 percent efficiency max). > >Yes, we had the "rock crushers" and "California kilowatts"(who bragged about >running a kilowatt input to the driver stage and they didn't discuss on the >air what the finals were running) but they were in the extreme minority on >the phone and CW bands. > >If you operate your 10 or 20 watt PEP SSB rig just like it was a 100 watt >rig, you'll make a lot of QSOs just like any QRO station. Over the years I >have run into some Hams who say "If you aren't running at least 100 watts, >you aren't worth a QSO" but they are so mired in their narrow beliefs that >they can't have fun anyway. And they are in the minority. > >Unless I'm looking for another QRP station to work, I avoid calling CQ/QRP. >Frankly, it says to a lot of operators that if they are not QRP, you don't >want to talk to them. > >If you are looking specifically for fellow SSB QRP operators, here are some >frequencies to check out (all in kHz): > >3985 >7286 >14285 >18130 >21285 (Europeans) >21385 >24956 >28300 > >73, Ron AC7AC > > >-----Original Message----- > >I realize many here are in the QRO group as evident by K3 mail (smile) but >here's to hoping there are some QRP'ers in the mix. > >Can you share your experiences using QRP SSB. Whether they be rag chewing, >contesting or working a net. Do you use a speech processor or specific >mikes. Things like that. > >I wud like to know of any specific freqs, nets groups or websites dedicated >to this faucet of our hobby that you may also share. > >(I am aware of QRP Amateur Radio Club International and their listed SSB >freqs) > >Thank you for sharing, > >you may also reply direct so as to keep the list uncluttered .... > >72 >Ron, wb1hga >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >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:[email protected] > >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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
