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To: doherty@scranton.com
Subject: Re: Why QRP aw shucks, just fer the halibut.
From: kd6poc@juno.com (Adam J McLaughlin)
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 15:02:34 EST
My original letter and reply. Thought folks might like to see it.
Tried to be positive and you draw your own conclusions. I've drawn
mine, I don't think he quite gets it. But, when I was 17, I didn't
get it either.
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997 18:24:04 +0000 "Chris Doherty, N3UVR"
<doherty@scranton.com> writes:
>Adam:
>
>You're right, it does take a lot of work to pick up a peanut whistle
>QRP signal out of the dirt. It takes a good operator also. During a
>QSO I had one fella tell me just that. He gave me a 529 and said,
>"You're lucky you have a great operator with great equipment working
>you, Hi Hi." I think both of us had fun that day.
I agree. It takes a great operator with a good receiver.
>For me, the fun of low power operating is getting my signal out and
>getting reports of 559 in somewhat less than optimal band
>conditions. For operators who work me, there is a challenge of
>working a weak signal (if my signal is weak) and having a QSO. I've
>tried pulling signals out of the dirt just fer the challenge of it.
>Fun comes in many ways and in many packages.
Those are valid points. I have to ask though, "where is the fun for you?"
It's the other guy who has the challenge of hearing you.
>To date, I have had only one person say he wouldn't work me and he
>said it was because of the condx not the power. (The noise was
>terrible both ways.) I was kinda glad we didn't keep going, the
>static crashes were awful. Most of the time I get a "Wow nice signal
>fer 5 watts."
>
>But you're right, many times we're not doing any thing spectacular.
>Many times the other guy has to dig us out. I've done it, even with
>stations operating 50-100 watts. I just enjoy doing with 5 watts what
>some folks do with 50 and getting a good signal report in return. And
>no one in my neighborhood complains about tvi :-)
>
>Well Adam, I hope if someday you hear me and work me you won't turn
>your vfo 'cause I'm at 5 watts or less. I figure, if I can hear 'em I
>can work 'em. And sometimes, the thrill of the chase is getting the
>one that almost got away. CUL OM es God bless.
VFO!!! Yuck! I am a crystal control boy. If you ever come by 7037 I will
try my hardest to work you. I always give everyone my best shot, but I
would prefer it if the QRP people would make it easier on me. I guess
that my working crystal control on 7037, (close to 7040, the QRP spot) I
might be asking for it.
-73- de N3UVR, Chris Doherty
QTH 715 Monroe Ave.
Scranton, PA 18510
Member ARRL ARRL VE QRP-L #382 FISTS #2347
http://users.scranton.com/~doherty
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