Presenter:  Steve Hudson, AA4BW

Steve has been a ham for six decades. Like many hams, he started out running “lots of watts.” But then he discovered QRP. He turned the power down to five watts or less, and he has never looked back.

Forum Description:  In this entertaining and extremely practical presentation, Steve will introduce you to the world of QRP, or low-power hamming.  You’ll discover what Steve discovered — that running five watts or less can be pure magic.

Here’s some of what we’ll cover:

• What is QRP?
• A tiny (very tiny) bit of theory…can it really work?
• QRP gear
• Setting up a QRP station – power supplies, antennas, and more
• QRP in the field, whether down the street or around the world
• The single most important secret to QRP success
• And more!

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