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G4EBT > QRP 04.03.02 19:58l 43 Lines 1429 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: QRP v QRO
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From: G4EBT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
To : QRP@WWW
Re the response to the bull from Peter, G4MRU who said how much he'd
achieved on 2 Watts CW, the point was made that anything that can be done
on 2 Watts CW can be done on 100Watts SSB. (always assuming that there are
SSB stations to work that is).
That may be true, but a posting on the G-QRP newsgroup from Vic, GW4JUN
caught my eye. What he had to say was that on his Elecraft K2 kit built
QRP transceiver, using 10 Watts SSB rather than 100, on December 12th
2001, (the 100th Anniversary of Marconi's transmission), he worked the
following:
35 QSO's.
23 DXCC countries.
5 IOTA Islands.
Best DX Taipei, Taiwan.
His aerial was nothing special - an inverted V draped over the roof
of his house.
In just three sessions on his "K2", Vic has worked 44 DXCC countries and
25 IOTA Islands. Each of us derive our enjoyment in different ways -
what's a big turn-off for one, is a delight to another, which is fine.
However, I must say that working 44 countries on 10 Watts on a home-built
rig has
more appeal to me than working the legal limit on a shop-bought linear.
"Tis vain to do with more what can be done with less"
(William of Occum).
73 - David, G4EBT @ GB7FCR
G-QRP Group No: 1339
Eddystone User Group Member.
david@crofters89.freeserve.co.uk
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