{"id":8944,"date":"2018-09-16T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T02:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2018\/09\/16\/wb8vge-on-qso-today-qrp-hb-boatanchors-drift-solar-power\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T01:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:39:38","slug":"wb8vge-on-qso-today-qrp-hb-boatanchors-drift-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2018\/09\/16\/wb8vge-on-qso-today-qrp-hb-boatanchors-drift-solar-power\/","title":{"rendered":"WB8VGE on QSO Today — QRP, HB, Boatanchors, Drift, Solar Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eric 4Z1UG has a really good interview with Mike Bryce, WB8VGE. <\/b>

<\/b> Listen here: <\/b>

<\/b> https:\/\/www.qsotoday.com\/podcasts\/WB8VGE<\/b><\/a>

<\/b> I’ve been a big fan of Mike’s for many years. I’ve talked to him on the air a couple of times. I liked his QRP column in 73 magazine. I share his enthusiasm for Boatanchor rigs. He is a fellow member of the QRP Hall of Fame (who, like Pete and me, at times seems to be pushing the QRO envelope). I like his approach to solar power. <\/b>He too has been bothered by appliance ops who complain that his boatanchor rigs are 150 hertz “too low.” <\/b>

<\/b> His attitude toward contesting is similar to mine — I may be more opposed than he is. I think contesting encourages a kind of harshness and competitiveness that runs contrary to the spirit of the Radio Amateur’s code. <\/b>

<\/b> I got a chuckle about Mike’s claim that he almost Worked All States in RECEIVED Official Observer reports. And that he at one point owned THIRTY 104s. <\/b>

<\/b> Mike’s observations on the dumbing down of ham radio and on the social (psychological?) problems of 75 meters (“net starting in 5 minutes!” “QRP not allowed on 75”) are sadly on the mark. <\/b>

<\/b> Mike’s hint about using a white-out pen to spruce up the front panel of an old Drake radio adds a new household\/office material to our rig-fixing arsenal. <\/b>

<\/b> Eric’s comment on the Lafayette Catalog resonated with me. I used to read it too. <\/b>

<\/b> I hope Mike decides to get on the air more frequently. Just avoid 75 meters and 7.200 MHz Mike. <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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