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Some people don't have much success with QRP. Others say that SSB QRP is too hard and stick to CW and/or digital modes. These videos give some hints to help you get the most from your 5 watts (or less). home.alphalink.com.au/~parkerp/qrp/success.htm

5:38

The pursuit of simplicity: QRP homebrewing and portable operating

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4:16

Examples of QRP activity

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6:04

SSB QRP can work

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4:54

The importance of finding low noise locations to operate from

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14:00

Foundation guide to getting HF contacts

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6:58

Beginner ham guide to amateur frequencies, bandplans and activity (what they didn't test you on)

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10:51

Foundation guide to calling CQ

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6:37

Foundation guide to amateur radio: When to break in on a contact

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5:00

Conquering fears of operating amateur radio in public

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2:41

NEW EBOOK! Minimum QRP: Doing more with under five watt amateur radio

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8:49

Ultra-simple "survival radio" gear: Is it a scam?

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13:48

Should you spend more on antennas or transceivers?

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3:50

Sunday afternoon Portable HF QRP (17 February 2019)

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6:04

Portable QRP operating on 17 and 20 April 2019

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3:01

7 MHz WSPR: A week with 100 microwatts

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5:08

3.5 MHz FISTS contest with QRP VXO direct conversion transceiver

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3:07

JS8 milliwatts across Australia on 3.5 MHz

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2:51

Some unexpected portable QRP SSTV

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5:45

CW vs SSB under noisy conditions: How do they compare?

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3:38

Receiving G4AKC bicycle portable on 7 MHz

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6:02

50 MHz multi mode QRP activity: First day of summer 2019

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4:31

A quick portable QRP session on 40m SSB

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6:33

Pedestrian mobile APRS on the beach: Any good?

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3:15

Sunday morning 40m portable SSB with quarter wavelength wire vertical

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3:11

Bicycle mobile APRS on two metres

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13:52

VK5WAT QRP activity JS8 FT8 CW May 2020

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13:52

VK5WAT QRP activity JS8 FT8 CW May 2020

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13:52

VK5WAT QRP activity JS8 FT8 CW May 2020

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13:52

VK5WAT QRP activity JS8 FT8 CW May 2020

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13:52

VK5WAT QRP activity JS8 FT8 CW May 2020

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2:35

70cm FM simplex with a cheap Baofeng handheld: How far can you talk

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2:35

70cm FM simplex with a cheap Baofeng handheld: How far can you talk

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5:56

An hour's portable operating in the 2020 winter vhf uhf field day

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5:56

An hour's portable operating in the 2020 winter vhf uhf field day

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5:56

An hour's portable operating in the 2020 winter vhf uhf field day

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5:26

Cheap and chirpy 1 transistor QRP transmitter gets a contact

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5:26

Cheap and chirpy 1 transistor QRP transmitter gets a contact

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12:49

Good conditions on 80m and what an IC705 sounds like

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5:38

QRP DX from the river (40 & 20m WSPR & CW)

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10:01

Improving HF conditions: A QRP portable session (mainly 10 & 12 metres)

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3:43

Portable Pacific QRP on 15 and 20 metres

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6:25

VK5WAT activity from Churchill National Park 21 Dec 2020

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6:40

VK5WAT from The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve (Frankston)

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7:45

VK5WAT QRP portable during GQRP Club's Winter Sports (late Dec 2020)

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7:08

My QRP go bag: What's in it?

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11:50

A 10 minute 7 MHz QRP transmitter and more

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13:34

7 MHz CW QRP portable with a transistor radio: Can it work?

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10:06

2021 John Moyle Field Day VK5WAT activation

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17:07

Crystal control and a transistor radio: Good enough for Field Day contacts?

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7:47

Review: 20 dollar charger and batteries - Any good to run an FT817/8?

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5:53

Contacts with a 1 transistor chopping board transmitter - yes or no?

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9:11

An afternoon's portable QRP with some doubtful batteries

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19:13

QRP DX from near the sewage farm

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6:25

Portable QRP CW DX from the river (20 & 40m, 21 May 2021)

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18:47

A roll up counterpoise mat for vertical antennas

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7:07

QRP by the River 1 July 2021 inc Canada Day

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8:57

Two transistor QRP contact to the centre of Australia

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1:48:36

Trying for contacts on 40m CW with 2 transistor QRP tx

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18:39

The best portable antenna you've probably never heard of (Bobtail curtain for 14 MHz and more)

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9:20

SSB QRP in the Oceania DX Contest 2021

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12:53

QRP from the Swamp in the VK QRP Hours Contest

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11:57

Australia to Slovenia with 500 milliwatts (and talk on wire antennas)

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10:20

Melbourne Cup Day 2021 - 160m AM activity

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11:45

QRP spans the strait: 350km on VHF/UHF SSB & FM

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29:55

13 things you really need for portable HF QRP

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1:11:49

40m 2 Transistor QRP CW

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4:42

10 and 15 metres QRP pedestrian mobile

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1:44:04

QRP 40m CW with 3 transistor transceiver

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1:12:53

Testing the 'Poxie' - a 2 transistor 40m CW transceiver

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1:10:30

Poxie QRP transceiver: Another go at making contacts

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13:38

Poxie 2 transistor QRP transceiver

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2:04:44

1 transistor 200mW CW on 3.5 MHz. Any contacts?

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52:06

2 transistor 2 watt frequency agile QRP on 80m (with circuit)

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7:35

14 MHz QRP to QRP contact with KE4Q

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4:38

USA to Australia with 20m QRP. Will it work?

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8:39

Portable QRP from two VKFF parks

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24:45

New life from old squid poles

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21:01

2022 BERU contest and other 15 000 km plus QRP DX

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10:11

Haverford 9 metre squid pole review (with VK special offer)

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20:19

1dB loss: Does it matter for worldwide communication?

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15:42

Australia to UK with milliwatts

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7:08

Benefits of crossmode SSB/CW for DX contacts

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7:09

Crystal control, AM & QRP: A recipe for failure?

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9:19

2 transistor 2 watt QRP in a contest

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8:51

2 transistors 2 watts: 2700km on 3.5 MHz

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43:02

UNEDITED: 500mW in a contest - Does anyone hear me?

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8:10

18 MHz SSB QRP magic

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9:38

Beach portable with 7 metres of wire

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13:22

Seven tips for 1 million miles per watt (EXTREME QRP)

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7:45

Memorise your dB times tables

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13:54

Austria SOTA to Australia pedestrian mobile DX

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30:45

VK5WAT QRP activity from the swamp (Oct 15 2022)

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7:46

HF fence antenna: Does it work?

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9:15

Christmas Eve 2022 28 MHz pedestrian mobile from the beach

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8:53

Long path Australia to USA pedestrian mobile in 2023

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15:02

More long path Australia to USA QRP DX

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1:00

1 watt Australia to USA long path 20m SSB

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13:07

This far: Pedestrian mobile CW DX

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7:46

Late afternoon pedestrian mobile DX on 3 bands

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3:06

My antenna is so good I can work everyone I hear

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10:02

USA UK long path QRP SSB DX

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14:13

500mW long path SSB DX across the world

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43:09

2023 ARRL DX Contest CW - QRP success

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14:24

QRP DX from a different location

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25:22

10mW SSB UK to Australia QRP (and more)

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16:02

BERU from the Beach (2023 Commonwealth Contest)

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26:52

Make your own Android - transceiver interface cable for FT8 etc

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8:31

Sleepwalking in the bush: Can I make contacts with just this?

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28:08

Big UK to VK pedestrian mobile session on 20m (3 April 2023)

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20:29

ANZAC Day 2023 7 MHz AM from the beach

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15:31

DX from the mud: Jacks Beach portable QRP

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4:47

Rooftop QRP

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21:35

5 ways to know you're a MEGA SIGNAL on HF

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18:01

WWFF/POTA activation: Long Path VK-Europe QRP

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57:36

They're all calling me: Big power success with QRP

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18:44

9 Europeans from Australia: 20m QRP SSB pedestrian mobile

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6:46

Shopping Cart DX Machine

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9:05

Thanksgiving Day 2023 14 MHz QRP SSB DX Australia - USA

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6:06

Long path Australia US QRP DX 17 and 20 metres

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10:43

No more crouching when using your FT817/818

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9:11

Australia to Spain with 500 milliwatts

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7:52

Rooftop on the air (contacts on 28 MHz)

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11:55

Beach and park portable on 28 MHz only

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9:46

International QRP Day DX Activity 2024

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14:34

Activating two POTA parks with some DX

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5:29

Lazy FT8: Portable on the beach working DX

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6:46

Pedestrian mobile FT8: Working the world

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1:47

3 watts USA to Australia from NQ7Q on 28 MHz

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11:04

Small footprint antennas for beach portable transmitting

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2:57

40cm loop: Australia to France on 14 MHz SSB

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3:05

Nearly 400km reception on Quansheng UV-K5 on 144 MHz

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10:03

472 kHz with almost no antenna (630m CW experiments)

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5:08

POTA park activation with this: Did it work?

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