OT: QRP watering holes?

[David F. Reed-2]

Greetings all; I have been having a lot of fun with the KX3, but thought
I would try the challenge of QRP to QRP contacts.  Currently they occur
randomly; are there QRP "watering holes" (Frequency ranges that QRPers
congregate around) that I might improve the odds? I ask this both for CW
and SSB...

Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
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[w1pns]

Try these, Dave:


http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/4304/128/ 


With best regards,


Pete
W1PNS

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From: "David F. Reed" <[hidden email]>
To: "elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:03:20 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: QRP watering holes?

Greetings all; I have been having a lot of fun with the KX3, but thought
I would try the challenge of QRP to QRP contacts. Currently they occur
randomly; are there QRP "watering holes" (Frequency ranges that QRPers
congregate around) that I might improve the odds? I ask this both for CW
and SSB...

Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
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[stan levandowski]

Dave, in addition to QRP ARCI, there is NAQCC (North American QRP CW
CLub) at  http://naqcc.info/

73, Stan WB2LQF


On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:03 AM, David F. Reed wrote:

> Greetings all; I have been having a lot of fun with the KX3, but
> thought I would try the challenge of QRP to QRP contacts.  Currently
> they occur randomly; are there QRP "watering holes" (Frequency ranges
> that QRPers congregate around) that I might improve the odds? I ask
> this both for CW and SSB...
>
> Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
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[David F. Reed-2]

Thanks all, those were good suggestions!

73 de Dave, W5SV
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[ny4g]

There is also HFPack - and since these guys are often pedestrian, they are usually QRP.  So try also try HFPack calling frequencies.

14.060, 7030, 10160, 3560, ... Are typically reserved for QRP CW

For sideband there is 14385 and a few others

Ariel NY4G

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On Jul 26, 2012, at 11:26 AM, "David F. Reed" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Thanks all, those were good suggestions!
>
> 73 de Dave, W5SV
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[Richard Squire - HB9ANM]

10160? 14385? Guess these must be typos...

ny4g wrote

14.060, 7030, 10160, 3560, ... Are typically reserved for QRP CW
For sideband there is 14385 and a few others

73
Richard

[mzilmer]

Should be 14.060, 7040, 10106, 10116, 3560.

Matt

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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:10 AM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRP watering holes?

10160? 14385? Guess these must be typos...


ny4g wrote
>
> 14.060, 7030, 10160, 3560, ... Are typically reserved for QRP CW For
> sideband there is 14385 and a few others
>
73
Richard



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[Brian Hunt]

Give the QRP Fox Hunts a try.  Details here:  http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/

It's a weekly blast.  For 90 minutes you, along with many other "hounds"
try to make contact with two "foxes."  A QSO with proper exchange of
info - RST, State, Name, Power - earns you a "pelt." Maximum power is 5
watts but you can try QRPp - 1 watt or less - to earn your pelt.

The Summer season is in full swing on 20 meters with Thursday night
hunts.  There is also a winter season with hunts on 80 and 40 meters on
Tuesday and Thursday nights respectively.  Check out the website for
rules, tips and schedules.  And join the QFox Yahoo group -
[hidden email] - for hunt announcements and chat.

You'll love it!

Brian, K0DTJ


On 7/26/2012 8:24 AM, stan levandowski wrote:

> Dave, in addition to QRP ARCI, there is NAQCC (North American QRP CW
> CLub) at  http://naqcc.info/
>
> 73, Stan WB2LQF
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:03 AM, David F. Reed wrote:
>
>> Greetings all; I have been having a lot of fun with the KX3, but
>> thought I would try the challenge of QRP to QRP contacts.  Currently
>> they occur randomly; are there QRP "watering holes" (Frequency ranges
>> that QRPers congregate around) that I might improve the odds? I ask
>> this both for CW and SSB...
>>
>> Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
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[Gil G.]

Hello,

Hams using the little Rock-Mite 500mw pocket radios are a bit below the usual frequencies, mostly around 7029 and 14059, CW.

There are about 9000 of these floating around...

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[k6dgw]

On 7/26/2012 11:05 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Also, there is activity on both 7030 and 7040. For many years 7040 was *the*
> CW QRP frequency in the USA, but Europeans used 7030 because, IIRC, 7040 was
> right on the bottom end of their phone band. So North American hams started
> shifting to 7030 to work them.

There's also an increasing amount of digital stuff just above 7030, at
least here on the west coast.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
- www.cqp.org


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[Thomas Horsten]

7038-7050 is very badly plagued by "untouchable" intruders (Москва), here
in EU, so pretty much unusable. I think this is why nobody plans anything
in that range. I wish they would realize the Cold War was over.

73, Thomas M0TRN

On 26 July 2012 23:33, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On 7/26/2012 11:05 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> > Also, there is activity on both 7030 and 7040. For many years 7040 was
> *the*
> > CW QRP frequency in the USA, but Europeans used 7030 because, IIRC, 7040
> was
> > right on the bottom end of their phone band. So North American hams
> started
> > shifting to 7030 to work them.
>
> There's also an increasing amount of digital stuff just above 7030, at
> least here on the west coast.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
>

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