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QRP where the fun begins

I ran QRP once..........................but then I switched from the dummy load to the real antenna liked it better.

Northstar lifes too short for QRP Really though it sounds like it would be fun running QRP while portable/mountian topping.

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we are only allowed 400w pep aint that qrp
i have a 703 i bought broken down and repaired but i dont have room for a decent antenna, i dont think my 40mtr mobile whips will cut it with 10w max.

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I have a FOXIII kit I havn't built yet. It is set up for 80m. I hope to have it on the air when the cycle swings our way.
It is rated for only about a watt, so I want to mod it to top off at about 3-5. I really cannot get any co-op from the people I bought the kit from, at least the people I talked with could not give any advise.
The crystal I have is from an old color TV, and is way above the heaviny occupied segment of the 80m cw. The times I tuned up there, I have heard ziltch. It was a busy freq, when the rege was tearing apart tv sets to build transmitters, though, but with very good commercially built rigs out there, nobody seems to hang out there anymore.

My buddy has been having a great time with an FT-817 he just got. When propagation is right, it's amazing what 5W will do, even on phone.

This is a great field antenna for it as well, the BW-31 is what he has on a fiberglass 30' push-up pole. http://www.n3epa.org/Pages/BlackWidowVertical/BWV.htm

I was on a 75m net a few weeks ago and a ham from NJ was on using 10w and was heard by most of us with some in the midwestern states. That was pretty cool.

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according to some of the big guns on 80/75mtrs. 100w is QRP but i like it!!

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What is considered the top end for QRP?

Does QRO start immediately after it?

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According to the ARRL the limit for QRP is 5 watts pep.Others define it as 5 watts CW or 10 watts pep SSB. QRO does not start until somewhere after the typical 100 watt barefoot limit.Usually QRO is considered near 1000 watts or more. In between 100 and 500 watts or so it is just refered to as medium power.There is no real definition of medium power or QRO levels that I am aware of.