This guy knows nothing. He is a no-code Tech with ZERO hf experience.

I on the otherhand have had 43 years Amateur and Military HF radio
experience.

10 watts of output power on the higher HF bands. I.E. above 20 meters into
a reasonable antenna will work the world...when the sunspots are in a good
mood. Unfortunatly we are now going down the cycle. So don't expect much
above 20 meters to be reliable.

20 meters is the hands down all around DX band there is. Daytime will give
you stateside commo. Follow the sun. Bearing in mind that summertime is
really tough, no matter if its ten or 100 watts.

Forty is a good band....but again summertime problems. Forget 80 and 160 at
that level without some serious antennas.

Ten megs (30 meters) is a good all around band. But its CW/Digital only
and the FT-7 dont do that one.

So your real choice is 20 meters. Put up a good dipole at least 33 feet
high. Or a vertical about 15 feet minimum above ground. Follow the sun
and do it. DX is there all the time. Time of day and sunspot cycle
determins what is happening.

Dan/W4NTI

"VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message
...
I'm getting a Yaesu FT-7 (10W)
since I'm a novice and - at the
moment - I can't afford a big
price for a powerful rig...

My antenna is a simple diple
inverted vee... half-wave
(no trap)

I was wondering where I could
get with this QRP transceiver.

Assuming this is an HF rig, you can talk around the world with it.

Do you suggest to get a 100W
rig instead?

Sure, if you want to make contacts easier.

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