True ... probably not so much in North America, but it does happen.
Aside from the fact that we hams seem to nounify and verbify
International Q Signals, in hamdom, QRP seems to have two distinct
meanings:
If you're in a contest or event as a QRP entry, it is very specific ...
5 W or less.
On Mon, 5 Jan 2015, Fred Jensen wrote:
One side of essentially every Q [guy on summit] is at QRP levels. For
summit-to-summit Q's, both sides are at QRP levels.
A significant proportion of SSB SOTA activators (at least in Europe and
Australia) run at slightly higher powers using rigs like
, Australia and the US with as
little as 500 milliWatts.
Re: [Elecraft] Getting Started with QRP and the Elecraft KX3
Bill Frantz Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:52:23 -0800
On 1/4/15 at 8:18 PM, dave.esq...@gmail.com (Esquer Dave) wrote:
Yes, QRP is a challenge. For the first 2 years with my KX3, I ran it ONLY QRP
Hi Mark,
Happy New Year to you too!!
I've been a ham for 3 yrs now and about 99% CW/QRP.
Forget about watering holes and concentrate more on the most active bands at
any given time. 10M has been fantastic lately and when it's open, you will find
it's a great place to get QRP DX. Same with
Sending /QRP does not seem to be a problem for casual operation. But DO NOT
use /QRP in contests or DX pileups.
From long experience in contests trying to copy weak stations from a big
multi, sending /QRP in contests or DX pileups can be THE reason why you do
NOT make a contact. When a station is
SOTA summit activations can be pretty amazing. A combination of a typically
super quiet RF environment, unobstructed take-off angles, and motivated
chasers means you are bound to be impressed by what QRP can do. Try it,
you'll like it.
http://www.sota.org.uk/
Chip
AE5KA
SOTA Association Manager
Re CW vs SSB-- I report the North American News for the WW SOTA
Newsletter on the reflector at www.sotawatch.org and get each month's
statistics for it. For Dec 2014 activity:
CW: 1670 (59%) [3043]
SSB: 1036 (36%) [1869]
FM: 110 (3%) [145]
First # is the number of summit-to-chaser or
A friend just did the following with 2W and an end fed half wave from SOTA
peak G/NP-031 Birks Fell, UK, 2013 feet, 610m asl.
SOTA brings QRPers together from all over the world.
David
G3UNA
in less than 15 minutes...
EA5HJY Manolo in Alicante, Spain
DL1DVE Thomas in Grossroehrdorf,
Hello all and happy 2015!
I am not new to amateur radio but I am new to the world of QRP.
I recently received a KX3 and would like to try it out. I live in Colorado
and I have access to both a Buddipole and an Alexloop antenna.
I have a few questions as a QRP newbie:
1) what are the most
On 1/4/2015 10:34 AM, Mark Tellez wrote:
I am not new to amateur radio but I am new to the world of QRP.
I recently received a KX3 and would like to try it out. I live in Colorado
and I have access to both a Buddipole and an Alexloop antenna.
I sold my Buddipole and got an AlexLoop, and I'm
Hi Mark,
I am a casual QRP-er (and casual HAM in general) so maybe my opinionated
answers will with help the coming wash of advice. You want to start here - so
read in between and below:
Jack - KD4IZ
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 4, 2015, at 13:34, Mark Tellez aar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all
Hi Mark,
One resource you might like is this QRP website: www.4sqrp.com
It is a QRP club that has many activities and a yearly convention. Also
includes a monthly newsletter and various kits (which support the annual
event). Super bunch of hams.
72, Phil Anderson, W0XI
Mark Tellez
On Sun, 4 Jan 2015 11:34:41 -0700, you wrote:
Hello all and happy 2015!
I am not new to amateur radio but I am new to the world of QRP.
I recently received a KX3 and would like to try it out. I live in Colorado
and I have access to both a Buddipole and an Alexloop antenna.
I'd recommend a wire
signals.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
- Original Message -
From: Mark Tellez aar...@gmail.com
To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 1:34:41 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] getting started with QRP
Hello all and happy 2015!
I am not new to amateur radio but I am new
Fred's certainly correct with his advice about not signing /QRP. Many
see it as some form of I'm special, take pitty on me or whining.
73
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Help:
Signing /qrp is not a great idea. Just make your call and see where it takes
you.
There are plenty of receivers in the Reverse Beacon Net that will cluster spot
for you when you simply call CQ (in nearly any digital mode, including CW).
Having said that, some DX clusters mismanage the /qrp if
I've never seen the need to sign /QRP or give it away in any fashion. If
the other guy hears you adequately, he will respond; otherwise, what
difference does it make?
It is the flip side of the Old Timer's oft repeated advice: When you hear
'em, call 'em!
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
On Sun, Jan 4,
I'd recommend ARCI.ORG. Been a member for many years.
This group sponsors many contests and some have hefty bonuses for homebrew or
kit assembled radios. I use my K-1 to operate in these contests to collect
the bonuses.
They put out a quarterly magazine with activity reports and construction
If you're interested in CW operation, check out the North American QRP CW
Club at http://naqcc.info. Membership is free and they have monthly
sprints and challenges. The sprints aren't lightning fast because you can
double your score if you use a straight key, so it's a fun way to get on
the air
No need to do so, but I have used /QRP to try to snag another QRP operator
around on of the the QRP watering holes.
Two way QRP QSO's have been some of my nicest ham radio experiences.
We generally spend quite a bit of time discussing our equipment, that we
probably built, and in some cases,
do have the Elecraft KXPA100 amplifier and it too goes portable with me. For
those more challenging pile-ups, it doesn’t break through immediately, but with
persistence, I can make the contact.
See below for my comments.
From: Mark Tellez aar...@gmail.com
Subject: [Elecraft] getting
On 1/4/15 at 8:18 PM, dave.esq...@gmail.com (Esquer Dave) wrote:
Yes, QRP is a challenge. For the first 2 years with my KX3, I
ran it ONLY QRP with LiFePo external batteries or external
power supply. I learned to be persistent.
I started having fun with my radio when I started using PSK31
On Sun, 4 Jan 2015, Ken G Kopp wrote:
Fred's certainly correct with his advice about not signing /QRP.
Many see it as some form of I'm special, take pitty on me or
whining.
The best reason for not using /QRP even if it is legal (and it cetrainly
isn't legal everywhere) is that it makes your
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