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Telegraphy / Re: how many cw ops?

« Last post by Kw4wa on April 09, 2021, 12:27:53 UTC »

Welcome all to this ancient forum and thank you for giving it life back.
I also do only CW QRP. Yes, I own a microphone but would have a tough time finding it somewhere in the garage.
My station runs on a 100 watt solar panel with a Renogy controller into a 20 ah battery. I'm completely independent of the A/C power.
My main rig is a TenTec Eagle that I keep at 5 watts. My key is a Vibroplex Racer bug and the antenna is a Butternut HF6V.
I enjoy doing Parks on the Air (POTA), and for that I use a Mountain Topper MTR-5b to a home brew portable vertical (aluminum tent poles + Wolf River coil + extendable 102" whip antenna).

I'm a member of the NAQCC, which is dedicated to QRP activities, and to the CWOPS which is dedicated to CW.

73 to y'all.

Sent from my 9024W using Tapatalk

Telegraphy / Re: how many cw ops?

« Last post by ve2th on April 09, 2021, 00:17:07 UTC »

Hi! all,

Believe it or not, , I've been all QRP/CW since I got my ticket 58 years ago.

I don't know if I'm the oldest woodpecker... Hi! Hi!

So much fun and relaxation!!

I use the Palm Mini Paddle, or the vibrokeyer (single lever») from Vibroplex, + a bencher paddle and an old marine straight key (J.W.BUNNELL dating back from the WWII era.

I can't wait for the new cycle 25, it is really low to come alive...

Best to all, stay safe
See you on the bands.

72/73 Mike VE2TH The QRP'er

QRP / Re: GREAT QRP INFORMATIONS OF INTEREST AND UP TO DATE LINKS

« Last post by ve2th on March 27, 2021, 19:45:42 UTC »

Hello Julio,

Thanks for the remainder,

I just add this one

Hope to meet you on the bands,

Best 72/73 Michel VE2TH

NAQCC # 0214

QRP / Congrats to IZ7VHF

« Last post by IZ5ZCO on March 21, 2021, 13:44:10 UTC »

Congrats to Roberto IZ7VHF on his first circumnavigation of the world using a QRP balloon transmitter!

https://progettoluisa.com/voli/luisa4/

QRP / Re: GREAT QRP INFORMATIONS OF INTEREST AND UP TO DATE LINKS

« Last post by Kw4wa on March 10, 2021, 13:26:09 UTC »

Please add to your list the North American QRP CW Club: http://www.naqcc.info/
73.

QRP / GREAT QRP INFORMATIONS OF INTEREST AND UP TO DATE LINKS

« Last post by ve2th on March 09, 2021, 21:40:53 UTC »

Hello Dear QRP & QRPp friends

Here are a few good links for QRP lovers with many good informations:

http://www.naqcc.info/

http://www.qrpclub.org/

https://qrper.com/

https://qrpguys.com/

http://www.qrpdx.com/

http://countingradios.blogspot.com/2014/08/

http://www.davesergeant.com/qrp/qrp.htm

https://jq2uoz.blogspot.com/2010/01/rigs-and-antennas.html

http://vk3ye.com/ Plus lots of YOU TUBE VIDEOS.

http://www.k8zt.com/home

https://pa1b-qrp.blogspot.com/

https://aa7ee.wordpress.com/about/

https://www.rogerwendell.com/qrpaward.html

http://www.hamblog.co.uk/top-10-reasons-to-take-ham-radio-portable/

https://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_master_index/cq_1980-2019-master-index/QRP-1980-2019.pdf

https://qrp-labs.com/images/qcx/ARRLAug2019.pdf

https://www.qrp-labs.com/newsjul2020.html

http://w2lj.blogspot.com/2021/

https://wd8rif.com/argonaut509.htm

http://www.ka7oei.com/ft817_vswr.html

https://cqhq.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/linked-dipole-for-portable-operations-such-as-sota/amp/

http://www.norcalqrp.org/index.php

http://www.ncqrpp.org/

Good Reading & have fun everyday

72/73 Mike VE2TH The QRP'er

Welcome to the Club / Re: Greetings from SV5FRI

« Last post by GM0LVI on March 06, 2021, 15:54:13 UTC »

Welcome Yianni! I hope to have a QSO with you. I have worked several SV stations recently and had a QRP contact with SV1YR/3 about four days ago.

Welcome to the Club / Greetings from SV5FRI

« Last post by sv5fri on March 05, 2021, 13:02:46 UTC »

Hello to all,

My name is Yiannis SV5FRI, I am live in Athens (Greece) and operating as SV1/SV5FRI

73, de Yiannis, SV5FRI

Telegraphy / Re: how many cw ops?

« Last post by KG5WOY on March 05, 2021, 04:25:35 UTC »

I'm fairly new to cw but it's my go to mode besides the digital modes. Digital doesn't excite me like cw does. I honestly can't remember my last ssb contact.

Welcome to the Club / Hello from Arkansas, USA

« Last post by KG5WOY on March 05, 2021, 04:20:49 UTC »

My name is Erik. KG5WOY. SKCC#19163

It may sound funny but I've been a ham twice. I got my Novice when I was 10 and upgraded to Technician when I was 16 but let my license expire in 1994 when I was in the Navy. I got my license because my whole family (father, mother, and sister) were hams and being the youngest I didn't want to be left out. Fast forward to 2017 and I'm considering getting into citizen's band radio and decided I might as well get my license again. I was amazed at all that had changed in the rules and the hobby in general.

I studied for the Technician and General and passed both in one shot. Ended up getting my Extra a year later. If you're not an Extra allow me to encourage you to study and get it. You really learn alot about the hobby.

From 2017 until recently I have been 100w only but I fell in love with QRP when a buddy showed me his FT-817 which I bought from him shortly after. Now I'm exclusively QRP. I just love the challenge of it. My set up is the 817 with an End Fed Half Wave thrown into a tree, though I'm seriously considering going vertical after I got my throw weight stuck in a tree, well, actually two of them. Happened twice in one day.

Thanks for letting me in and I hope to meet you on the air.

73

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