Herb, I don´t call CQ when I do qrp on 160m during a contest, just call stations running and concentrate on finding mults and DX for best scoring. This year I worked 30 VE/W, but assisted which helped a bit and it is amazing what good ears you have across the pond. Was easier to get W in the log then northern Africa and Middle East.
73 Peter -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Herbert Schoenbohm Sent: Freitag, 25. Dezember 2015 00:45 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op Peter, If you think calling CQ in a contest while running 5 watts and not getting a single reply is fun then have at it. Working some stations with 100 watts is more fun for me. Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ On 12/24/2015 5:36 PM, Peter Voelpel wrote: > Qrp on 160 is fun: > > CQ WW CW this year: > > SOSB/160 QRP > Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club > GM4AFF 409 11 52 16 27,657 > K9JWV 16 7 5 496 > > > SOSB(A)/160 QRP > Call QSOs Zones Countries Op Time Score Club > OL1A(OK1CW) 476 10 60 18 37,380 > DJ7WW 308 11 55 28 25,476 RR DX > S57M 404 6 47 29 21,359 SCC > > 73 > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark > K3MSB > Sent: Donnerstag, 24. Dezember 2015 22:06 > To: K4OWR > Cc: topBand List > Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op > > Well, I think doing QRP is nuts on 160M, but I tired it during the RAC > Winter Contest and made 26 QSOs in about 1.5 hours, and I have to admit it > was kinda fun, and I was just pokin' along..... > > So, me thinks I'll try QRP during the Stew Perry and see how it goes..... > Now if I could just locate the source of my nasty 160M noise..... > > 73 Mark K3MSB > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:14 AM, K4OWR <[email protected]> wrote: > >> :::: I will indeed be in there trying out all my new CW interface goodies. >> I have not really operated CW in a contest in many years. >> BTW FYI in the CQ 160 contest last year, In 9 hours I made 972 contacts in >> all 48 states plus 12 countries :-) :-) For first in TN and 17th. in >> country. All on phone. >> I did run full power though. One of these days I may try qrp just to >> punish myself. >> BILL K4OWR >> >> >> On 12/23/2015 9:34 PM, Jim F. via Topband wrote: >> >>> Amen brother Jim ! >>> Hope K4OWR catches the drift and gives it a try :-) Jim / W1FMR >>> >>> >>> From: Jim Brown <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op >>> On Wed,12/23/2015 10:38 AM, K4OWR wrote: >>> >>>> "/162 contacts in the log, with 51 sections, including 8 countries/" >>>> is terrible in any contest. >>>> >>> Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that pretty >>> good. >>> >>> The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quill was sometimes criticized for being >>> a poor imitation of the great Charlie Parker. At one point, he handed >>> his horn to one of those critics, saying "Here -- YOU play Charlie >>> Parker solos." >>> >>> 73, Jim K9YC >>> _________________ >>> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >>> >>> >>> _________________ >>> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >>> >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
