Spawned from discussion elsewhere, I was wondering if the following would be of interest to you all (even some).
How about we all try working QRP for a small period? 10 watts voice, 5 watts cw & data? No compulsion though, but maybe with a bonus point motivation for the chasers.
mm0gyx standing by.
Everything is 5 watts QRP on my FT-817…
Tom M1EYP
In reply to M1EYP:
Well, you’re ready then. Any more?
In reply to MM0GYX:
To increase the number of QRP activations, bonus points should be awarded to activators and not chasers.
Either way, I am in - 5W is all I got.
Matt/KØMOS
In reply to K0MOS:
I can’t comprehend anyone activating with anything other than qrp Matt, hence my chaser focus. I’ve never activated with anything greater than 5 watts myself, which was enough for a 2 way qrp s2s with wa7jtm/p (AZ). The bonus point was an attempt to lure chasers in to the idea.
Maybe there are quite a few who activate at >qrp. I suppose people who use ssb maybe do.
Ian
In reply to K0MOS:
I forgot to add Matt, I consider 5 watts a lot of power…
In reply to MM0GYX:
Well, fair do’s - I will chase with 5 watts or less during the weekend!
Anybody else for QRP to QRP?
73
Brian G8ADD
PS I should admit that at least half my chasing is QRP anyway!
In reply to MM0GYX:
10 watts voice, 5 watts cw & data?
Sounds like a plan. Maybe something to go with the “Mighty Mite Weekend” suggested a few weeks back in Hiking in the mountains: tips for beginner hikers - Mountain Day ?
73, Rick M0LEP
In reply to MM0GYX:
Hi Ian,
I would be quite happy to drop my power down as a chaser when conditions permit. Sometimes they don’t,& you have to consider that some chasers have very high noise levels which can sometimes even render contacts with QRO stations impossible.
That said, activators usually enjoy a relatively quiet RF environment (thunderstorms & static excepted) so there should no reason why a chaser hearing a QRP activator should not be able to call him/her using QRP.
As a chaser I normally run about 100 Watts on HF, but my FT897D will go down to 5 watts, & my FT817 will go much lower than that, so I could even go QRPP if I wanted. As an activator I normally use 5 Watts.
The main problem with QRP is noise pollution, & I’m not talking about Rock’n’Roll 
Thanks & 73,
Mark G0VOF
In reply to MM0GYX:
On Sunday I’ll activate another EA7 summit. I’ll operate QRP (like during all my other activations) with a Yaesu FT-817.
Life is long enough for QRP! 
I’ve never understood the fixation some people have with QRP. Of course, each radio amateur has specific niche interests, but why is it that QRP devotees insist on trying to push their view of the world onto everybody else?
My attitude is that I will use whatever power is appropriate for my purpose at the time. The nature of SOTA activity means that my FT-817 and an external battery are the tools of choice, so QRP it is. However, when at home with my FT-920, or portable from the car with my FT-847, I will use anything up to the 100 watts available for SOTA-chasing, contesting or rag-chewing.
And, don’t get me started on those stations that insist on sending /QRP after their callsign! It is a really unhelpful habit because -
a) it makes their signal harder to copy
b) I don’t care
c) I never note it in my reply, in my log, or on any confirmations
Rant mode off!!
73 de Les, G3VQO
In reply to G3VQO:
Les, I don’t think that arranging an activity for like minded enthusiasts equates to trying to push a world view onto everybody else. Participation is voluntary, you do not have to join in, and you don’t even have to read threads about QRP if QRP isn’t going to rock your boat! I agree about /QRP, though, it is an unnecessary and annoying plea for special treatment!
73
Brian G8ADD
In reply to G3VQO:
insist on trying to push their view of the world onto everybody else?
I find there are quite a few who don’t, and you only realise they were running QRP when their QSL arrives…
sending /QRP after their callsign! It is a really unhelpful
Indeed.
73, Rick M0LEP
In reply to G3VQO:
Hi Les
I equate it to doing more with less. It’s like fishing. Any fool knows that fishing with dynamite is the best way to go but fishermen revel in catching big fish with light tackle. There is a certain amount of skill involved.
I agree that the fixation with 5 Watts is silly though.
73 Richard G3CWI
In reply to G3VQO:
Agreed Les.
/qrp isn’t a valid suffix, what is valid though is experimentation in radio communications, that’s my motivation for this thread, I thought it might be interesting to see if activators could still have good quality qsos with chasers who were qrp themselves. I’m not pre-occupied with qrp, it just happens that all my rigs are homebrew and it’s all I have right now.
I’ll leave it at that as there’s maybe little interest any how. Finally, I never have signed /qrp nor boast my low power in a qso to get the ‘ur qrp stn doing a gud job’. If I’m told their power I share mine.
73,
Ian
In reply to G3VQO:
In the same way I don’t really get why some people insist to use sailing boats after more then a century from the internal combustion engine discovery
73 de Gab - IZ1KSW
In reply to G3VQO:
each radio amateur has specific niche interests, but why is it that QRP devotees insist on trying to push their view of the world onto everybody else?
Personally, I’ve never experienced QRP devotees behaving that way, but I have experienced people with other niche interests do it. And I agree that it’s annoying when it happens. “You’re not a real radio amateur unless you do [my specific niche]” Amateur radio is such a wide ranging hobby, and if you follow the rules and share the bands like gentle(wo)men that’s all we should ask for.
In reply to IZ1KSW:
On Sunday I’ll activate another EA7 summit. I’ll operate QRP (like
during all my other activations) with a Yaesu FT-817.Life is long enough for QRP!
You will not have much luck on QRP this weekend, unless you stick to the WARC bands. It’s the weekend of the CQ WW SSB Contest … the most antisocial contest of the annual contest calendar. The bands will be awash, from end to end, with splattery QROOOOOOO SSB signals. Band plans go out of the window, especially on 40m.
73 de G3NYY (Off to the GQRP Convention tomorrow)
In reply to LA9XSA:
but I have experienced people with other niche interests do it.
Including devotees of Linux.
And I agree that it’s annoying when it happens.
Very!
73 de G3NYY
In reply to G3NYY:
Thanks for the heads up Walt. I’ll stick to 17 meters then.
73 de Gab - IZ1KSW