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

I first called YN2YV using my primary call VE3UK and he responded immediately with a 5 by 9. I then thought SNAP!, I did not have the tape running. So I decided to set up the tape and I called him again using my second call VA3OSW. It was a little tougher this time, but he did hear me. The 4M5DXgroup ,will be active from Granada City, Nicaragua from March 17 untill March 21. The Team is composed of YV5TX Jose and YV5SSB Alex. For more info on QRPing or Portable operations, Please visit http://www.PortableQRP.com

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[ve3es]

Bob, you are the guru of QRP!!!

[PortableQRP]

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

[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'.

[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

[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...