I'm thinking I need to add a qualifier to my earlier post; in no way am I complaining how hard it is to work QRP on 160 and for surer, it's harder on the station trying to make sense of such minuscule signals in the ether. I just noticed a certain reality and mentioned the experience that on the list.
I use directional Rx antennas which knock out most everything from the USA if I'm trying to work EU, so I'd miss a QRP but if I were working stations from the USA, I'd likely hear weaker stations in that same direction. And when I do a run using the amp, I personally turn my power down when doing so because I don't want to be an alligator who is being heard everywhere when I can't hear that far. For this contest I looked long and hard at the old Alpha sitting next to me deciding if I wanted to turn it on and work everyone I heard or do the QRP S&P and once again be a masochist if I tried a run. The dark side in me won out and QRP won out this time, next time I will probably flip the switch on & try to see if I can work everybody I hear. I see its time to jump in the fray! Hope to work you. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
