Welcome to N9SSA's QRP Challenge 2001.

Rules

This is strictly for fun. The object of the Challenge is to promote QRP operations, and develop operating skills.
  • Contacts must be QRP (<5 Watts CW) (<10 Watts PEP Phone).
  • Contacts should be made in the month of April, 2001.
  • The QRP MPW challenge is open to members of the Holland Amateur Radio Club.
  • Remember the Limbo chant: "How low can 'ya go... how low can 'ya go!"
  • Report contacts by email to [email protected],
    Include Date, Time, Call, QTH, Freq, Mode, Power, MPW (Miles per Watt, if known)
  • Calculate your MPW with N9SSA's MPW Calculator.

Check out last year's results: QRP 2000 results

2001 Results -

CW

Ham Date Time (Z) Freq Mode Power Call QTH MPW Comments
N9SSA, Pete 8.Apr.2000 2:15z 14.052 CW 100 MW N1WPU/QRP Stockton Springs, ME 8709 Yaesu FT-900/AT+ Cushcraft A3 beam, 579 reports all around!
W8EL, Ernie 27.Apr.2000 3:22z 20M CW 500 MW CO2CI Cuba 2995
W8EL, Ernie 27.Apr.2000 2:43z 20M CW 2 W R1ANB Antartica 4792

Phone

Ham Date Time (Z) Freq Mode Power Call QTH MPW Comments
WD8PUO, Dave 4/30/01 18.142 SSB 500 MW PP50W, Osmar Santa Catalina Island, South Brazil 9580
WD8PUO, Dave 4/2/01 18140 SSB 2 ZD7MY, Barry Island of St. Helena 2524 Broke through a major pile up using my Elecraft K2
AB8JS, Scott 4/4/01 19:21 EST 14.192 SSB 8 W LZ2KV, Miro Bulgaria 1038 Just testing Microphone and got 'em!
AB8JS, Scott 4/5/01 21:04 14.225 SSB 2 WA1NVS Vermont 368
AB8JS, Scott 4/5/01 21:06 14.225 SSB 8 DL5KD, Dieter Anroechter, West Germany 483
AB8JS, Scott 4/5/01 21:12 14.220 SSB 8 VP5/K9SG, Gary Caicos Islands 214
AB8JS, Scott 4/13/01 17:35 28.467 SSB 8 WP4N,Carlos San Juan, Puerto Rico 258
AB8JS, Scott 4/17/01 18:07 28.485 SSB 8 CX5BW, Pedro Uruguay 711
AB8JS, Scott 4/25/01 22:13 EDT 14.220 SSB 8 9K2GS, Abdullah Kuwait City, Kuwait 832 he said "surely you must be joking, 8 watts! You are 5,9 +10 into Kuwait City."
KC8OPV , James 4/28/01 23:03z 18.117 SSB 1 WA7ND , Rich Sisters, OR 1763 "That was probably the most fun I've had on HF since field day last year"
WD8PUO, Dave 4/29/01 18.140 SSB 10 LZ2KV, Miro Bulgaria 545.2
WD8PUO, Dave 4/29/01 18.142 SSB 10 HA6NF, Dodi Hungary 506.9
WD8PUO, Dave 4/29/01 18.136.64 SSB 1 LA2PP, Ola Oslo, Norway 4361 Elecraft K2 and a 2-element yagi at 40 feet
WD8PUO, Dave 4/30/01 18.140 SSB 500 MW G0LTX - Steve London, England 8272

Thanks to everyone that has participated in my little challenge. I hope it has been fun, and increased your appreciation of QRP operation!

Looking for another challenge? Check out the QRP-l Fox Hunt! It's a QRP gathering every Tuesday and Thursday.

Updated 1.May.2001


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