When the signaal strength goes up, I reduce my power, before answering a CQ.
On 20 meter I reduced my power when possible.
And on the other bands (40 m, 15 m and 10 m) I used a power of 2.7 W.
In this conest I used QRPp (1 W or less) in 22 QSO's and in 21 QSO's I used more than 1 W. My antenna is an end fed sloping down to the east.
1000 Miles per Watt
With low power it is easy to make a "more than 1000 Miles per Watt QSO".
The QSO's in RED are more than 1000 Miles per Watt QSO's.
As a Low Power enthusiast I often use Search an Pounce (S&P). When the signals are strong I use S&P, instead of calling CQ with the maximum power of my QRP set.
Before I answer a CQ, I can adjust my power, using the S-meter reading. The stronger the signal, the lower the power can be. Propagation works both ways.
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