Let's end this thread for now.
73,
Eric
Elecraft moderator
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"Gary Gregory" 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 a
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
> 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 on
True, but then again take your same 5 watts and try to work that rare DX with
a pile of KW's on him so big he has to listen up 2 or even 3 kcs. With the
amp off or not in the shack at all. Now _that_ takes some skill, friends 'n
neighbors.
No doubt about it in my mind, QRP ops can be a real skill
QRP is not an identifier or part of a call so IMO signing /qrp is incorrect.
When i go qrp i sign DM4IM QRP or DM4IM/P QRP when portable, but never
ever DM4IM/QRP. If someone qso's me and signs CALL/QRP i sure answer his
call, but i never key the / , because qrp is not part of his call .
/p /m /m
lstavenhagen wrote:
> Interesting. I've always felt the other way about QRP stations -
> they're more attractive for me to work because of the novelty of
> their using low power and the probability that their operating skills
> are better due to the challenges of working QRP.
Hmmm ... conventional
I too dislike hearing stations sign /qrp. There is a real basis for my
dislike of this practice
It is this, when hearing multiple callers I do my best to try to pull
out the weak stations under the stronger ones but I can't always hear
the weak stations well enough to get a full call in one go wh
International standard is to put country designator
before callsign, forexample W7/SM2EKM.
It used to be the other way around, SM2EKM/W7, but it
did change years ago.
Seems to me the USA has a problem following international
standards. Pritty much like how the old USSR used to
be, they signed all t
Interesting. I've always felt the other way about QRP stations - they're more
attractive for me to work because of the novelty of their using low power
and the probability that their operating skills are better due to the
challenges of working QRP. So, when I hear a stations sign /QRP I'm usually
It would seem that the commonly used /m and /mm suffixes are not legal.
M and MM callsigns are being assigned by England and Scotland.
If one looks at the international prefux list, there seems to be no
combination of letters that are not assigned to some country.
My logging program assigns /M
> QRP is not part of any call sign! If you are QRP and
> like a QSO with me don´t ever use forexample K0PP/QRP.
> I simply will NOT answer, I do not answer bogus call
> signs.
> Also do not call me with "two letters" your "suffix" or
> whatever
> but your given legal call sign, I simply never eve
Jim,
Right on mate. This "give me your first too" and "your suffix only" etc are
only encouraging " illegal operation here in VK.
The LCD ((Licence Condition Determination" clearly states you must use your
call-sign. Nowhere does it say you can use a part or half etc.
I also do not answer th
On 2010-05-13 01:41, Ken Kopp wrote:
>
> There is a school of thought that says calling attention to
> the fact you're "QRP" when seeking contact with another
> station may well be counter productive.
>
QRP is not part of any call sign! If you are QRP and
like a QSO with me don´t ever use forexampl
and copied Tim, http://www.qrz.com/db/w3tim.
Lotsa fun.
--- On Wed, 5/12/10, Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO wrote:
From: Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: The use "QRP"
To: "Ken Kopp" , elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 6:57 PM
Ken, thanks f
n.
I have total respect for guys who like to run QRP; it just isn't for me
personally, any more. I done my time. ;-)
Bill W5WVO
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From: "Ken Kopp"
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 5:41 PM
To:
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: The use "QRP"
>
> There is a sch
And one more additive, Ken, along with that.. is that if you don't mention qrp,
you just may have a nice long conversation. It is absolutely amazing how the
conversation just ends... with in two exchanges of when the other station hears
me say something about running qrp... low power or a know
There is a school of thought that says calling attention to
the fact you're "QRP" when seeking contact with another
station may well be counter productive.
Some resent the implied expectation of special treatment,
or sympathy for the "poor little QRP'er", and is usually of
little interest .
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