QRP: Low-Power Communications: A Conversation About the True Meaning of QRP

摘要

Is a ham operator who feeds a low-power signal (5 watts or less) into a high-gain antenna system operating QRP? This is an interesting question and one I never pondered until recently when CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, shared with me email correspondence between two members of the CQ "family" voicing opposing viewpoints on this very question. As CQ's QRP Editor, I was asked to share my perspective on this topic ... thanks, Rich - HI! Read on as we dive into the QRP high-gain antenna debate and ask a few other questions for QRPers to ponder as we tangle with the true meaning of QRP.