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Roger
You must be over Excited by my message because I got your
reply Twice.
I was referring specifically to the lower frequencies
where QRP is a time waster as explained before and does not get beyond your
garden, however I forgot about your plan B, Gas pipe to Watford Junction, then
left on Water main to LLantelduden reservoir and north to Wigan pier on overhead
electric train rail. This is not amateur radio, but avoids upsetting neighbours
with large antennas as you say.
And do not forget a sense of humour!!!!!!!!! a necessity
for VLF
G3KEV
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 10:36
PM
Subject: LF: LF/MF QRO/QRP
Dear Mal
With your QRO on the LF and MF bands and your
fine antenna set-up you are able to work some impressive DX and set some great
records; that's great for you. But why can't you understand, and
respect, that some of us seek different challenges in the hobby that are
equally valid?
Mine own fun is seeing what can be done with low power
(5W or less) from the PA. On the HF bands this has netted me well over
100 DXCC on SSB (and on CW) with small "back yard" antennas never bigger than
a wire dipole. Even on 6m I've worked across the Atlantic with around 2.5W ERP
a few summers back and I've lost count of the countries and QTH squares worked
on 6m and up. QRP does actually get results, and frequently these are two-way
QRP contacts with simple homemade gear.
Now, in the last couple of
years I wanted to test the practical limits of 5W from the PA to modest "small
garden" antennas on the LF and MF bands too. Yes, getting DX results on these
bands is a lot harder and I am indeed thankful to good stations and modern
digital techniques to help. But finding out by experiment that a very modest,
low ERP, LF/MF station can indeed span hundreds of miles is every bit as valid
as working transatlantic DX with QRO and huge antennas, fun though this must
be. On VLF there is little doubt that power counts and one of the reasons I
have kept to earth mode experiments so far is that I do not really want to TX
with high power or to extensive antennas that are unlikely to be neighbour
accepted.
All I ask is that you enjoy the hobby your way and that you
let others do the same their way, with mutual respect. So please, no more
silly childish jibing and let us ALL enjoy the hobby together. We cannot
afford to put off people keen to experiment at LF whether QRO or
QRP.
73s
Roger G3XBM
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