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G0FTD > QRP 08.05.03 09:07l 33 Lines 1104 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: McHud's qrp day
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From: G0FTD@GB7SXE.#38.GBR.EU
To : QRP@WW
> 72 de Andy GM7HUD (having a QRP day!)
I prefer QRP nights :-)
3.560 Mhz CW, 5 watts output into my homebrew indoor wire loop drawing
pinned to the bedroom wall brings loadsa contacts, friendly operators,
good signal reports and always interesting to hear all the homebrew gear.
Its great fun listening to snap crackle and pop, timebases and
thunderstorms and the cw than running loadsa power calling QRZ DX on ssb.
Usually around 11pm - 3am local time.
What I'm having trouble getting my head around is how come 5 watts to my
puny antenna with an estimated efficency of about 1% gets me QSO's.
I must be radiating milliwatts according to some of my calculations.
So there you have it, an indoor antenna for 80m AND low power gets qso's
and NO tvi to worry about - bliss ! (Over to you Dave EBT ??)
10 watts for an M3 should work the work the world if they can learn a
bit of antenna theory and use a soldering iron.
I just wish 5 Mhz NoV's were being issued again so I could do some
experiments there (fat chance after the last farce).
- Andy -
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