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I hate /QRP

I resent /QRP. That sounds more civilized but isn’t as catchy in a polarized click-bait world anno 2020.

I really don’t like /QRP. If you want to play with 5W: great! Do so. I don’t have the guts for it. If you want to crank it down do the mW level and still get through, I really want to be patient and ask for repeats until I have it right. If you want to acknowledge the low power by adding a ‘QRP’ in the mix at the end of the contact: fine but don’t feel obliged.

BUT DON’T KEEP ON CALLING ME WITH ***/QRP AS A SUFFIX BECAUSE I DON’T LOG IT. It’s useless. And illegal?

I just discovered that this stubbornness of mine costs me points in RDXC:

This /QRP means a score reduction of 3x the QSO points!
This /QRP means a score reduction of 3x the QSO points!

So there are a few options here:

  • Just go with the stupidity and log /QRP.
  • Just keep on being hard headed and log the call but omit /QRP.
  • Send a report, get it over with and NOT log the QSO. No points gained but no penalties subtracted. It’s mostly common EU stuff that never is a multiplier. This is absolutely not fair play, I know.

I already know what option I won’t be picking!

Legal fine print: I just looked it up on our governmental regulator’s website (LINK): it is clearly stipulated that /QRP is illegal!

Hier staat ook beschreven dat je de roepnaam met een aantal suffixen moet vervolledigen (/M, /MM, /P, /A). Andere suffixen zijn niet voorzien en dus niet toegelaten (dus geen ON4xyz/QRP of iets dergelijks).

Note: Niet toegelaten (Dutch) = not allowed (English)

Of course I am one of the few that object to this lame practice. And I’m not about to fight windmills.

2 replies on “I hate /QRP”

Je hebt gelijk Franki, ik zie persoonlijk het nut er ook niet van in. Ik doe vaak genoeg mee in contesten in een QRP sectie maar gebruik nooit /QRP. Het is iets extra’s dat je moet zenden en verwarrend voor het tegenstation. Daarnaast is het officieel ook nog eens illigaal zoals je zelf al aangaf. Volgens mij geldt dat ook hier in Nederland. 73, Bas

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