Qrp on DO9PSE – Ham Radiohttps://do9pse.de/tags/qrp/Recent content in Qrp on DO9PSE – Ham RadioHugoenTue, 21 Apr 2026 20:01:11 +0200SOTA @ DM/RP-115 Hunsrückhöhenweghttps://do9pse.de/sota/2026-04-08-dm-rp-115-hunsrueckhoehenweg/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/sota/2026-04-08-dm-rp-115-hunsrueckhoehenweg/Rain, then sun, then conversations across half a continent on twenty metres. Best DX was a W4 through a hole in the cloud.QRP and the Patient Listenerhttps://do9pse.de/blog/2026-03-28-qrp-and-the-patient-listener/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/blog/2026-03-28-qrp-and-the-patient-listener/Five watts is enough. The trick is not the power — it’s the person at the other end.POTA @ DA-0088 Laacher Seehttps://do9pse.de/pota/2026-03-22-da-0088-laacher-see/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/pota/2026-03-22-da-0088-laacher-see/A volcanic caldera lake. End-fed wire slung into a young birch. Good afternoon, good coffee, good propagation.SOTA @ DM/RP-078 Hohe Achthttps://do9pse.de/sota/2026-03-09-dm-rp-078-hohe-acht/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/sota/2026-03-09-dm-rp-078-hohe-acht/The highest peak of the Eifel. Windy enough to steal a logbook page, cold enough that the coffee turned slushy.COTA @ DE-00042 Burg Eltzhttps://do9pse.de/cota/2026-02-15-de-00042-burg-eltz/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/cota/2026-02-15-de-00042-burg-eltz/A medieval castle perched above a forest stream. Set up in the visitor meadow with a wire in a sycamore and worked eighteen stations between tour groups.COTA @ DE-00113 Festung Ehrenbreitsteinhttps://do9pse.de/cota/2026-01-18-de-00113-festung-ehrenbreitstein/Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/cota/2026-01-18-de-00113-festung-ehrenbreitstein/A Prussian fortress overlooking the Deutsches Eck. Operated from the ramparts with a clean shot across the Rhine.POTA @ DA-0015 Mosel Valleyhttps://do9pse.de/pota/2025-12-14-da-0015-mosel-valley/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/pota/2025-12-14-da-0015-mosel-valley/A cold, sunlit afternoon between the vineyards. The wire was in an apple tree and the contacts came steadily.Icom IC-705https://do9pse.de/equipment/ic705/Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/equipment/ic705/All-mode, all-band QRP portable transceiver. Backpack-friendly, big colour touchscreen, built-in D-STAR and GPS. The daily driver.End-fed Half-wave 40-10https://do9pse.de/equipment/efhw-4010/Sun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://do9pse.de/equipment/efhw-4010/Twenty metres of wire on a Kevlar winder with a 49:1 UnUn. The field workhorse — multiband, light, and forgiving of imperfect sky hooks.