/QRP often, but not always, indicates a field operation, and they're
sort of fun to work, at least for me. Having survived trying to move to
AM in the mid 50's as a teenager and finding out the OT's did not like
the invasion they said we were creating ["End of Ham Radio As We Know
It"], I retreated to CW with a huge lesson in tolerance. A FD CW op did
send "Please copy," the Q was a struggle for him/ her, I asked for the
name and I think I got Pat. I went really slow, he/she said "QSL," I
hope they enjoyed it. I was QRP with my K2 and HOA-Stealth WOOF antenna
[Wire On Organic Fence] since my K3 is in the shop. Learning is a slow,
continuous process.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 7/1/2018 6:44 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 7/1/2018 6:29 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I have found that signing "QRP" is more effective on SSB than it is
on CW. But it depends on the attitude of the listener at the other
end. Some are encouraged by QRP, but others are turned off by it.
I find it a "lidism," the equivalent of "please copy." I run QRP a
lot, both during contests and chasing DX, but I will never respond to
a station adding /QRP to his/her call.
73, Jim K9YC
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