As your post says, at the moment you can't afford a more powerful rig, so
enjoy the hobby with the rig you have! On 6M I only run 10W into a
home-brew vertical antenna and when conditions are right, it works just as
well as some of the more powerful stations.

Sure, I could probably achieve a little more if I ran 100W into a more ideal
6M antenna, but where's the challenge then? At least now I have a sense of
achievement in the QSO's I have!

When you get more funds, then increase your set-up, but until then 10W into
a good antenna will still work wonders.

Martin, VK2UMJ


"Frank" wrote in message
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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.

Do you suggest to get a 100W
rig instead?

Thanks in advance

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to gli la spina x risponder mi !!!