>On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:12:59 -0500 >Ken <wa8...@gmail.com> wrote: > QRP may be fun for the QRP station but it's often a PITA >for the station on the other end. > Hear, hear,
That is the strangest part of it: in most contest (except the Stew Perry) all the credit goes to the QRP station, while the hard work is done at the other end. Calling with 1 kW takes the same effort as with 5 watts. I often work QRP (SM6CPY just this Saturday night) and I know that the hard work is done by the receiving station. But when conditions are poor, I turn on the PA. It makes life easier. BTW, I was QRP in the 160 m ARRL contest and I was very pleasantly surprised by the large percentage of stations that were able to copy me. TKS guys! 73, George, AA7JV _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK