I'm not missing any point at all. If my signal is S-7 and I'm beating out QRO guys that are 10 over, there is no "heavy lifting" at all. It's all about timing and frequency selection. Sure, there are times where the other guy is doing the bulk of the work. But not as often as the "life is too short for QRP" folks might think.
Hey, I'm all for QRO and big antennas. I've had them before and will again. I also chose to dedicate a full solar cycle to operating QRP. I enjoy different aspects of radio operating. 73 de Lee, AA4GA On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 3:08 PM David Gilbert <ab7e...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You miss the point. It is of course possible to bust a pileup with good > timing and the proper choice of calling frequency ... and possibly > better propagation than the QRO guys have ... but the odds are that the > guy you're calling has a much better station than you do and is still > the one doing the heavy lifting. > > Don't give yourself more credit than you deserve. > > Dave AB7E > > > > On 12/30/2024 12:12 PM, Lee Hiers wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 12:40 PM David Gilbert<ab7e...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I think operating QRP is great fun, but let's face it ... when operating > >> QRP (especially with lesser antennas) the other guy is typically doing > >> all the heavy lifting. > >> > > While I certainly understand that concept, that doesn't explain the > *many* > > times I've busted pileups using small antennas and low power...when there > > are lots of QRO guys with big antennas calling. > > > > 73 de Lee, AA4GA > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post:mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by:http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered toab7e...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to lee.hi...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
