24 May 2026

QRP operation

How we enjoy amateur radio varies from person to person. 

We are all different, so how we enjoy the hobby varies greatly. This is healthy. It would be a sad world if we all liked the same things!

I quite enjoy QRP (low power) and like finding out how far really low power goes. 

As an example, today one station was giving my 200mW WSPR beacon a report of -3dB S/N suggesting the even microwatts might have been enough. 

I have been a member of the GQRP club for very many years. Their quarterly SPRAT magazine (A5 colour) is usually packed with ideas for simple circuits. As I have said many times, if all other radio magazines had to go, SPRAT would be the one I would keep. 

Back issues of SPRAT are available on a flash drive.

The RSGB has a page about QRP. See https://rsgb.org/main/technical/qrp-low-power-operating/

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