>>> Life is too short for QRP. This may prove true in my case (just ask my wife; I used up several of my lives designing the NC40A, Sierra, SST, Safari-4, KX1, K1, and K2).
But sometimes, the neighbors are too close for QRO. No matter how clean your transmitter is, if your antenna is practically on top of their CATV coax or FM radio whip, you may cause interference, because many consumer receivers have very poor out-of-band rejection at RF and IF. Dropping power can sometimes make a huge difference. Your neighbors get their entertainment devices back, and your entertainment device becomes more...challenging/sporting/efficient (take your pick). I love the snap of fresh, hot electrons in the early morning, but I also really like QRP -- especially in the field. There's nothing like making DX QSOs with a hand-held rig and a wire tossed into a tree. 73, Wayne N6KR --- http://www.elecraft.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
