learnhamradio

 A lot of people find it hard to believe that QRP works. Of course, many assume SSB, and I'll concede that QRP SSB is a challenge. But CW (Morse code) QRP is a fairly trivial thing. I operate almost exclusively QRP, with the exceptions being my boat anchor rigs and special events where I'm sought after, as was the case in December '22 when I was one of the reindeer (Vixen) in the Christmas-themed SKCC Weekend Sprint.  Okay, but how about QRPp? First, let's define things. QRP CW operations are generally agreed to be at power levels of 5 watts or less. QRPp raises (lowers) the bar to one watt or less. Does QRPp work? Sure, lots of people do it. The NAQCC even has twice-yearly mW challenges. Imagine trying to work someone when you are QRPp, but the other guy is operating at 100 watts or more. A challenge? Yes, but not nearly the same as an event where everybody is running one watt or less. It's definitely a greater challenge! Having seen at least one popular POTA CW g