Well, Don - when I submit QSL cards to ARRL for an award such as my WAS QRP certificate the QSL cards don't say K9JWV/QRP on it - that's an attestation I have to send along when I apply for the certificate.....here's another reason NOT to sign /QRP --- I work some fella, sign /QRP and he submits our QSO to LoTW as K9JWV/QRP and I submit mine to LoTW as a K9JWV QSO and LoTW won't recognize that QSO....it'll be on of those zombies...
I do understand your comment about signing /QRP if searching other QRP operators, especially if you're at or near one of the QRP watering holes... > To: topband@contesting.com > From: wd8...@aol.com > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:57:49 -0500 > Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Question > > > > Let me play the devils advocate and put a spin on why you might want to sign > /qrp when calling CQ. > > > 1) If I work you and you sign /qrp, then I will send you a QSL card that > says K9JWV/qrp (or whatever your call might be), but if you don't say you are > qrp, then you will get a card that says K9JWV and no mention that I am > confirming you worked me while you were running qrp. > > 2) You also might want to sign /qrp when calling CQ if you are trying to > attract other qrp operators. If I hear someone sign /qrp when they call CQ, > I often fire up my QRP rig since I suspect they will be able to hear me just > as well as I am hearing them. > > Don (wd8dsb) > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK