Martin did bring up one good point in is letter. Many a QRPer owes thanks
to patient operator
on the receiving end of our SOMETIMES puny signals who went the extra mile
to help complete
a contact when they simply could've said "Sorry, too weak, QSB, see ya!".
But I think Martin missed another point...no one MADE these operators
strain their ears to make
the contact. There are at least two major aspects to being a good HF
operator. One is to have good
operating (transmitting) practices. The other is having good receiving
skills. Anybody can copy
a 3kw signal from N.C.. But digging a signal out of the dirt is what gives
one a better ear.
And it's not only QRP signals that have to be dug out of the noise. I've
strained my ears time and
time again to hear a DX station send an exchange for the sake of getting a
DX QSL card.
And I did it because I WANTED to. Not because I had to. And I think I'm a
better operator
because of it.
I still get a kick out of telling someone I'm QRP AFTER they've sent me a
nice signal report and
they reply with "FB your QRP. Very nice signal" because I know that person
is one step closer
to believing (maybe) that you can work the world with just a few watts.
Maybe one day young
Martin will experience that thrill as well.
Now about that license structure proposal...
See you on the air....Brian KF2HC
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