Yes. And, this is the FISTS 10th anniversary this year. To celebrate
FISTS is offering the 20/20 award. Your work 20 FISTS for 20 minutes
each (at least) in each of the 12 months during 2007. The first month
you get the certificate and and sticker for that month (say January).
Then for each successive month you do it again and get another stick
(for that month). Get all twelve (20 QSOs X 20 minutes per month X 12
months) and you get plaque for the anniversary award. To allow late
comers to get the plaque, you get a free month sticker for any two
consecutive months the feat is achieved. These can be used for missed
months. The conversations have been wonderful. See awards at
http://www.fists.org
73, Jozef
FISTS 12313 CC 1875
Sandy wrote:
Can't agree with you more Ron! I think I've had more polite QSO's
with QRPers than other random contacts. Another bunch that will spend
some good QSO time with you other than the: "Good meeting you", RST,
QTH, "Op", 73 QSO, is the FISTS group. Way too many fellows these
days who plain don't want to "talk" and "ragchew" on CW. I have run
into a lot of "shooters", pilots, ship operators accidently while
laying out fragments of my "bio" on CW QSO's. I feel VERY
uncomfortable getting a 589/599 report when running 5 watters, then
finding out the guy on the other end, who is maybe 349 or 459 is
running 100 watts!
72/72,
Sandy
Mostly W5TVW/QRP
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Signing "/QRP"
Well, there's the huge difference between us Mike. I call "W3XYX
W3XYZ W3XYZ
DE AC7AC AC7AC AC7AC/QRP" ;-)
Same for CQ. My thinking is that if hearing the /QRP is going to confuse
anyone, I want them to get the call right first.
As for a QRP signal being 'tiny', it all depends upon conditions.
Digging
out weak signals can be fun. I do it out of habit. I find I'm digging
"in
the mud" for a 100 watt or greater signal at least as often as a QRP
signal.
I've given and received lots of 579 to 599 reports and enjoyed long,
long
rag chews when we're both running 5 watts or less to suggest that QRP
is not
a all a tiny signal when conditions are right.
Ron AC7AC
-----Original Message-----
Ron & all,
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
...I hope the intrepid operators who love to promote their operating
interests will never stop signing /QRP...
I share some of the feelings of both camps regarding signing or not
signing
using /QRP. As a result, I use a combination. I generally call by
txing:
cq cq cq de ab3ap/qrp ab3ap ab3ap
I put the "/QRP" in early so the responding op doesn't feel obligated to
resend it back to me, send it only once because it takes time, but
send it
more than not at all so listeners know what that tiny signal is.
For what it's worth,
Mike ab3ap
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