[OhQP-mail] OhQP : New category request.

[Hank Greeb]

Robert:

Great Idea - But will methinks thee dreameth.  Could something which 
makes even a minute "change" in the rules, which were carved in stone 
before the advent of quill and papyrus, receive any serious consideration?

But, shucky durn, if there were a QRP-Multi/Multi category, I'd place a 
bet that I could round up enough fellers silly enough to knock the pants 
off any of the operators who run multi-multi @ >1.5 KW+++.  (well, mebbe 
not beat them, but at least we'd make a mark in the QRP-Multi-Multi 
category.)  For me, I'd never even consider making such a suggestions, 
because I'm categorized as a pariah amongst the "real OHQP crowd."

However, I NEVER cease to be amazed at what a mediocre op like N8XX, 
often called a LID, Rabble rouser, or other terms of endearment, can do 
with >5 watts to a marginal antenna in a "Field Day" type setup.

If I could find one or two REAL contest ops to join my mediocre 
operating effort, we'd make a "Jollie Goode Show" of it.

72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time

On 10/8/2012 10:12 PM, w3hkk at roadrunner.com wrote:
> The guys here at COOKEN have traditionally gotten together for some annual camraderie by entering the Multi Op Category of the OhQP. We run a barefoot rig @ 100w.
>
> The Multi Op category  had 18 log submissions this year, presumably from stations running  somewhere between 1w and 1000w.
>
> Im not sure if we want to encourage more KWs in a state QSO party, when barefoot rigs do just fine. So we request consideration be given to at least one more Multi-Op category for 2013 and beyond, by dividing the current Multi-Op category  into Multi-Op(200w or less)  ( to accomodate barefoot stations) and Multi-Op (over 200w) ( for those with amplifiers.)
>
> I didnt suggest a QRP category for Multi-Ops, since I didnt think you could find more than one QRP operator per club. :)
>
> Thanks for your consideration.