I have seen this guy on QRZ.COM with all kinds of strange philosophies. No wonder he tries to challenge the average (100 W) and the above average (1 kW) hams this time.
Unlike him probably most of us know the correlation between power and signal strength. It is simple physics. And for sure almost everyone also knows that if NOBODY else is calling a certain station the chances are good that even with a QRP signal you are being heard. Even more so if the operator on the other side is skilled and has good antennas. Normally if we all would approach the hobby with the QRP attitude very few would manage to make a contact. With QRP attitude I mean I have never heard a QRP station using a stack of monobanders. Usually the antenna approach is the same as the power approach - MINIMUM! Nothing wrong with it and I like to try QRP as well if a signal is strong and not too many are calling however with minimum efforts on both sides especially under poor conditions even without competition it is often impossible to establish the contact or even hear each other. After all it is for a good reason that broadcast stations were and still running high power. Yes it is possible to communicate around the world with low power if conditions are good, competition is low or nonexistent so what is new about it? Right - NOTHING! 6 dBs are 4 times the power and "Life is too short for QRP" - that is not new either but nevertheless a valid attitude too................................. 73/Roger, DL5RBW -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ignacy Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 5:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] We Need More Power The correlations between passionate writing and useful content is close to zero if not negative. Due to poor conditions the bands are empty. What you could do with 5W and some wire a few years ago now requires a KW with a beam. Many hams especially in noisy neighborhoods with simple antennas have trouble making contacts and become discouraged. But they can hear a station with a KW and a beam, and they overjoy when they make a contact. The original poster has a foundational license in Australia with, I think, 10W limit. I remember the excitement of such stations when I was working them from a very good VY2 location on 40m, for their first NA contact. Ignacy, NO9E -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
