WHO SHOULD USE A “QRP” TRANSMITTER?
There is a philosophy that “Novices” should not get started with a very low power transmitter. The reasoning is that most newly-licensed amateurs need to build up the confidence that comes with actually making contacts and that they do not need the additional challenge and pressure of low-power operation. There is some wisdom in this view, but that opinion should not make newcomers apprehensive about trying a Ramsey QRP transmitter, IF: • 1. This is where your budget is. • 2. You can count on somebody to help you with assembly. • 3. You can count on somebody to listen to your signal during initial tests. • 4. You have a reasonably good receiver. • 5. You have space for a normal, no-compromise antenna for the band you wish to operate, either a standard dipole, or the “inverted V” dipole, or quarter-wave vertical.
