The Song of The Flea
Run of the mill DX QSOs are so easy to come by in these days of beams and kilowatts, that many hams run and hide from the pack who jump in at the end of every contact. Who needs another dozen rubber stamp QSOs? A far cry indeed from the days when every DX contact was a thrilling triumph.
But I found an ultra simple way to get back all of the old excitement and sense of accomplishment—QRP. As a major bonus, those stereotyped QSOs are now a thing of the past. Every time I say the magic words “power here QRP 3 watts output” they start firing questions at me and a real QSO develops. Perhaps an even better indicator of the high level of interest QRP generates is the mail I now get so often from hams I’ve worked with one or two or three watts. They seem to believe I’ve uncovered, a magical formula they want me to share. My purpose in writing this is to do exactly that, to share
