Qrp on 160 is fun: CQ WW CW this year:
SOSB/160 QRP Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club GM4AFF 409 11 52 16 27,657 K9JWV 16 7 5 496 SOSB(A)/160 QRP Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club OL1A(OK1CW) 476 10 60 18 37,380 DJ7WW 308 11 55 28 25,476 RR DX S57M 404 6 47 29 21,359 SCC 73 Peter -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark K3MSB Sent: Donnerstag, 24. Dezember 2015 22:06 To: K4OWR Cc: topBand List Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op Well, I think doing QRP is nuts on 160M, but I tired it during the RAC Winter Contest and made 26 QSOs in about 1.5 hours, and I have to admit it was kinda fun, and I was just pokin' along..... So, me thinks I'll try QRP during the Stew Perry and see how it goes..... Now if I could just locate the source of my nasty 160M noise..... 73 Mark K3MSB On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:14 AM, K4OWR <k2...@comcast.net> wrote: > :::: I will indeed be in there trying out all my new CW interface goodies. > I have not really operated CW in a contest in many years. > BTW FYI in the CQ 160 contest last year, In 9 hours I made 972 contacts in > all 48 states plus 12 countries :-) :-) For first in TN and 17th. in > country. All on phone. > I did run full power though. One of these days I may try qrp just to > punish myself. > BILL K4OWR > > > On 12/23/2015 9:34 PM, Jim F. via Topband wrote: > >> Amen brother Jim ! >> Hope K4OWR catches the drift and gives it a try :-) Jim / W1FMR >> >> >> From: Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> >> To: topband@contesting.com >> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:55 PM >> Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op >> On Wed,12/23/2015 10:38 AM, K4OWR wrote: >> >>> "/162 contacts in the log, with 51 sections, including 8 countries/" >>> is terrible in any contest. >>> >> Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that pretty >> good. >> >> The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quill was sometimes criticized for being >> a poor imitation of the great Charlie Parker. At one point, he handed >> his horn to one of those critics, saying "Here -- YOU play Charlie >> Parker solos." >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> >> >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
