Bedford, MA–(20 Sept 2015)–Dxpeditioners take note, there’s a new club to help you out: the “QRO CLUB”. Supported by W1YW and the Fractal Amateur Radio Club (W1FRX), the QRO CLUB has one objective–to keep DX on the bands active.
The contemporary Dxpedition has broken into two camps: 1) the mega-class, ‘big deals’ and 2) the extended weekend low power/QRP operations. Notes W1YW: ”Low power/QRP is an exciting challenge. But if you are going anyplace that’s even remotely rare, you have to be loud. Many DX’ers would like to encourage the third camp (which used to be common)–low cost, high power operations, with a minimum of gear but plenty of signal”.
Added W1YW: ”Everyone is grateful for the ‘big deal’ dxpeditions, which cost ½ million dollars and take years of preparation. But there are plenty of juicy DX locations that you can reach hopping on a jet, with a full station in a single bag, including amp. Modern rigs are great for travel, but designs have been pulling back power in the last 20 years. Clubs used to help by providing amps but as DX clubs consolidated, they’ve concentrated on providing money to the bigger DXpeditions. It’s time to bring back the suitcase KW station for smaller DXpeditions. ”
Over the two years, W1YW has quietly gathered almost two dozen amplifiers, organizing the QRO CLUB loaners. “Some of these have been/will be sold to facilitate repair costs , others will be on-loan to actual DX, still others will be travel amps. The QRO CLUB’s initial offering is Dentron MLA-2500’s as free travel amps.”….
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