Just QRP fun.

[HomerBB]

Again, today, 4/21/22, another great QRP contact on 15m - 21.300 mhz.
PV8AL, Hello, in Brazil using 5 watts. My conditions were the uBitx v 6.1 and Imax 2000 @ 37' to the coax connector.
Total distance from me, 3,313 miles.

Yesterday, 4/20/22,
Just for the fun of it, I had a Cleveland Ohio (485 miles) contact, NX8T, on 20m running 3 watts out of my uBitx QRP rig yesterday, and a N. Cal (1386 miles) contact on 27.385 LSB at 1 watt today.
Gotta love when < 5 watts talks all around.
The antenna for these two is a end fed non-resonant wire sloping 16' to 7'.

2WR183_Homer
K5HBB

 

[Riverman]

In case you didn’t know, Homer, QRP is a 4-letter word in these parts. And one I use often. Good job!

 

[HomerBB]

I hear you. QRP works fine for me. As they say, there's 3 things that anyone can or must do, poop, pay taxes, and make QRO contacts.

 

[BigLou]

4- letter word or not that,s some good talking very impressive . I just talked two PANAMA and CHILE and I used a lot more than 1 watt , it was fun though just the same .

 

[Riverman]

I hear you, but I don't have an inferiority complex, so QRP works fine for me. As they say, there's 3 things that anyone can or must do, poop, pay taxes, and make QRO contacts.

I don’t have one either, but every time I utter the bad word, the naysayers break out their “Life’s too short for QRP” banners.

 

[AudioShockwav]

Again, today, 4/21/22, another great QRP contact on 15m - 21.300 mhz.
PV8AL, Hello, in Brazil using 5 watts. My conditions were the uBitx v 6.1 and Imax 2000 @ 37' to the coax connector.
Total distance from me, 3,313 miles.

Yesterday, 4/20/22,
Just for the fun of it, I had a Cleveland Ohio (485 miles) contact, NX8T, on 20m running 3 watts out of my uBitx QRP rig yesterday, and a N. Cal (1386 miles) contact on 27.385 LSB at 1 watt today.
Gotta love when < 5 watts talks all around.
The antenna for these two is a end fed non-resonant wire sloping 16' to 7'.

2WR183_Homer
K5HBB

It's great when the bands are open like that.
Nice!

73
Jeff

 

[BJ radionut]

PV8AL, Hello, in Brazil

Worked him on 6m/10m and even 75m phone...his idea of QRP is running less than 5KW

 

[HomerBB]

I don’t have one either, but every time I utter the bad word, the naysayers break out their “Life’s too short for QRP” banners.

Well, I was teasing about it. I am used to QRP. 11m taught me that.

 

[HomerBB]

Worked him on 6m/10m and even 75m phone...his idea of QRP is running less than 5KW

I know. But he heard me and came back to me.

 

[BJ radionut]

6 ELEMENTS FOR 15 METERS UP TO 30 METERS OVER THE GROUND.

TOWER IS 18 METERS HIGH, FOR 4 ELEMENTS CUBIC QUAD FOR 20/17/15 METERS


Yep ! He's got great ears...Good antenna system pulls them out.

 

[BJ radionut]

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Contacts made CW/ QRP to QRP in the NAQCC sprints (2 hr time)

No great feet # wise by comparison to others...but did turn in log for others
I have confirmed Hawaii to Ind. QRP/QRP both running less than 1 watt
Somewhere in one of the QSL piles I have many Euro's QRP

 

[HomerBB]

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Contacts made CW/ QRP to QRP in the NAQCC sprints (2 hr time)

No great feet # wise by comparison to others...but did turn in log for others
I have confirmed Hawaii to Ind. QRP/QRP both running less than 1 watt
Somewhere in one of the QSL piles I have many Euro's QRP

Awesome.

 

[binrat]

Not truly QRP, but 12 watts from a KX2 on 20 metres have yeilded me numerous contacts into EU. ALl portable SOTA. Makes me feel good and is addictive.

 

[HomerBB]

Not truly QRP, but 12 watts from a KX2 on 20 metres have yeilded me numerous contacts into EU. ALl portable SOTA. Makes me feel good and is addictive.

It's still a fine accomplishment. Such fun.