Let's end this thread for now. 73, Eric Elecraft moderator _..._
"Gary Gregory" <garyvk...@gmail.com> wrote: >Whilst Gary makes a perfectly good case for why you would want to answer a >QRP station, and I agree with his comments. > >I am not too sure about adding /QRP as their would be times when this may >indeed add to the difficulty in picking the call out IF you are working a >busy frequency, not necessarily a pile-up, but you may want to call a few >other stations that have called you as well. > >I got thrill when I worked a G3 on vacation on ZL and he was calling /M and >when we made the contact he told me he was using 2W...I certainly thought my >antenna was doing a great job and so I was smiling ear to ear as I logged >the call. > >We all have different ideas on operating so in the end it is up to the >individual, just don't add QRP and DROP the prefix etc. Partial calls are >not in our rules and so I do not answer stations that insist on calling >their prefix only which is becoming more common from what I am hearing >lately...good grief, I heard a "Roger Beep" on 20M Phone just the other >day... > >73's >Gary >On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Gary Hinson <g...@isect.com> wrote: > >> > You might choose not to answer, but the station signing /QRP >> > is breaking no laws. >> >> Dead right Tom. I will work (almost) anyone who calls me, and do my level >> best to log exactly what they send me as their callsign (plus or minus >> sending errors, receiving errors and typoos of course - we are only human). >> I don't have the time or inclination to check out every foreign >> administration's callsign rules before logging someone: I figure it is >> THEIR >> responsibility, not mine, to use a legally valid callsign with permission >> to >> operate on whatever band, mode and time they are on. I do however like to >> double check when someone sends me a weird call, just in case they or I >> busted it. The calls used by foreign ops in BY still puzzle me because >> they >> use two full callsigns separated by a slash. >> >> But, the point made by our Swedish friend tells me that *some* hams would >> deliberately avoid answering me if I ever signed ZL2iFB/QRP - something I >> don't do, by the way, but the point is generally valid. >> >> Personally, I *like* to know when the guy on the far end is running QRP or >> a >> wet string antenna or whatever. It tells me my receiving setup is working >> nicely, and usually means he is a homebrewer with a great big smile having >> worked ZL with his flea-power. I *do* try to give priority to QRPers and >> other weak callers in pileups, and sometimes deliberately ignore the really >> loud callers, especially those who insist on calling all over QSOs in >> progress and expect to shout their way into my log. QRPers generally >> aren't >> that rude and frankly, out of necessity, they are often better operators. >> QRPers happily persist until I have their complete call accurately logged, >> whereas some others either ignore or don't notice me sending their calls >> incorrectly, or give up after just one or two repeats when I am clearly >> struggling to make them out. My ears prick up if I catch /QRP in a pileup >> and I'll go the extra mile to complete the QSO and make someone's day. I >> appreciate that some don't share my appreciation of QRP, nor should they. >> I'm not trying to force my will on anyone. This hobby is broad enough for >> us all. >> >> So, if you do want to tell me you are QRP, by all means add /QRP to your >> call or tell me what you're running. For me, that's cool and you'll >> probably get a "72" from me at the end. >> >> 73 >> Gary ZL2iFB >> >> PS Should we be sending "74" to those alligator callers, I wonder ...? >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > >-- >Gary >VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile >http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ >K3 #679 >For everything else there's Mastercard!!! >______________________________________________________________ >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
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