I was surprised by the large number of QSO's that I made in theARRL int DX CW contest in February 2013.
Yesterday I received the September issue of Electron of the Veron.
I found out, that I am the winner in the QRP, all band section for the Netherlands.
I like this contest very much since the DX stations, like myself, give their power in the exchange.
The receiving station is immediately aware, that I use QRP or even QRPp. hi
The maximum power of my FT-817 is 2.5 watts, since I had a serious mismatch.
Most QSO's were made with 2.5 watts. 9 QSO's were made with 800 mW and 7 with 360 mW.
Some operators were at first confused by my exhange 599 003 for a power of 2.5 watts.
In that case I will give an additinal 3W 3W until it's clear that my power is really that low.
My antenna is an Inverted Vee
Exchange
For a power of 2.5 watt my exchange is 599 003
For a power of 800 mW or less my exchange is 599 001.
Curious how I do it: Read the Blog article on the ARRL DX CW 2013
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| Part of the results for stations in the Netherlands |
When the S-meter goes up, my power goes down.
Thank you all for the activity in the contest.
Gefeliciteerd, knappe prestatie.
BeantwoordenVerwijderen73 Ron
Hallo Ron, dank je voor de reactie. Het is een mooi resultaat. 73, bert
VerwijderenHello Bert and congratulations for the big QRP win. Your 2.5 watts and wire antenna a great example of what can be done with a modestly equipped QRP station. 73 Dick
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHello Dick, thank you for the compliment. Yes, it is great to have these result with a modest QRP station.
VerwijderenOver and over I find out, that 2.5 Watts instead of 5 watts, makes almost no difference. Time and perseverance play an important rol for a good score. 73, Bert
Hallo Bert,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenProficiat, een mooie prestatie met QRP!
73 Hans, PE1BVQ
Hallo Hans, dnak je voor de leuke reactie. 73, Bert
VerwijderenHoi Bert, gefeliciteerd! Dat heb je dik verdiend. Mooi resultaat om trots op te zijn. 73 Paul
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHallo Paul, dank je. Inderdaad. En dat alles met S&P. hi 73, Bert
VerwijderenGefeliciteerd Bert, soms lukt zoiets gewoon. Mooi gedaan. Een prijs is er geloof ik niet aan verbonden. Maar dat maakt jou vast niet zoveel uit. 73, Bas
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHallo Bas, het liep gewoon gesmeerd.
VerwijderenIk had het geluk om op het juiste moment naar 10 meter te gaan.
Er is WEL een prijs aan verbonden in de vorm van een Award.
Het is heel leuk om dat te mogen ontvangen. 73, Bert
Good morning Bert, always a nice to find out some news like this. Great work with it being QRP as well.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenMike
Hello Mike, from this side of the ocean, QRP is even more fun, because we state our estimated power. hi. 73,Bert
VerwijderenBert,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenCongratulations with your first place in QRP.
It never ceases to amaze me what can be achieved with such low power and less than ideal antennas.
Welgedaan !!
Hello Pierre, it's all a matter of propagation. The words are, in the right order: Propagation, Activity and Antenna. Yes it's really amazing. hi 73, Bert
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