QRP 5w DX Contact to YN2YV Nicaragua from Canada Using FT817

[Spankymedic]

@M0PZT--There is nothing wrong with the practice of adding "QRP", "5 watts", or any other similarly-worded phrase. As a matter of fact it's a recommended practice, as it gives the (potential) receiving station a heads-up that there is a QRP signal in the crowd. What makes the QRP station "special" in a pileup? The fact that he/she is QRP. If I'm contending with 100+ watt stations, you better believe I want that "special consideration", as I don't have the luxury of turning on my kW amp.

[sweetgyy]

thats cute. I have the 857d

[saxomojarf]

DX Pile-ups and contests make me laugh... 59 reports even though obvious difficulty copying :-)

[calibra747]

For me It's OK say QRP 5W,It's true that response station can´t listen fine the call,perhaps only say V3XXX/QRP .

the qrp it's more easy to reconoce it.

congratulations for the DX

EA4IS

[uslines]

Great video, great FT-817...I have three of them! When I am on or near any sanctioned QRP calling frequency, that includes QRP club frequency, I add /QRP to my call sign. That is to identify myself to another QRPer, not to solicit any special consideration from a 1.5KW station. Boy, are QRO operators insecure!

GL, 72/73 N2UGB

[G0IFI]

It helps. If there are a few calling, the DX station will often hear the 'qrp' and ask everyone else to stand by. If you're pretty weak at the other end, many ops may just dismiss you as a grotty signal otherwise. There's a lot of respect for those who can get out well on very low power, and quite a bit of interest. Although it's technically incorrect to use it as a suffix as some do, like 'stroke qrp'.

[PortableQRP]

Well, if you will make you sleep any better, I also enjoy my QRO 1KW plus operation from the home shack. No insecurity, just elbowing my way in like anyone else. Cheers!

[PortableQRP]

By adding "QRP 5W" to the end of my call, doesn't some how magically make my signal 1KW or even 100 watts? If a contact on 5 watts is impressive, it should be so with or without the additional details. It is STILL 5 WATTS! It is no different then you answering a CQ in a pile up and the station saying "QRZ the M0 station???. There are far less British stations calling then there are USA or Canadian stations and to even a lesser degree are there QRP stations. I hope this helped you...

[gauchoheavy]

Interesting video, but I also think its not a recommendable practice to add "Q-R-P five watts" to your call sign. Aside from the polemic about remark if you are using low or high power, my point is that what you add after the callsign only confuses the operator who is trying to rescue the signal buried in the pile-up / qrn / qrm. Its the same point as informing your name, qth, etc, when you are comming weak to the endpoint.

73 and DX, de LW4DYI

[yv5tx]

Is a pleasure to work the QRP stations!!

Sorry that you not record the "first call" QSO

Hope to cpy in another Dxadventure from 4M5DX.

José YV5TX

[PortableQRP]

Bill, I owe it all to you as my mentor! Thanks

[VictoreCelia]

Yaesu 817 is a good QRP radio.

Very good radio and good video...