Hi Doug - no offense intended. QRP is fun. That's what ham radio is for - for me, anyway. Fun. But it's no fun when people don't hear you. And at my QTH, with my antenna, people mostly just don't hear me with 2 watts.
Also, I'm a ragchewer, not a QSO collector. 599-599-tnx QSO 73, not for me. And the instant somebody exits a QSO because they couldn't hear me, my hand goes for the power button.
However, if you don't
like your QRP gear you could probably sell it and added to the money a
100w amp would cost buy a decent used 100w rig.
Doug, that's just unkind. Shame on you. Actually, I have a perfectly
functional TS-590S on my desk, and an Alpha 78. And an IC706MKII
in the closet. And a 30L-1 in the shed. And a bank balance that would let me drop $12K on an ultimate whiz-bang ham station without even sneezing. But what would be the fun in that?
- Jerry KF6VB
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