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Colorado QRP Club, Inc.

WØCQC & NØCQC

Life's too short for $800 finals!

Click Here for a recent NPR story about our growing amateur radio hobby!

Click Here for an historic YouTube video about amateur radio...

Our annual Left foot CW contest!

The Colorado QRP Club's annual picnic will take place on Saturday, September 11th, at 11:30 am at the QTH of KØFRP in southeast Aurora. Click Here for all the details!

Members on the Move

We're always looking for photos and stories from our members for publication on our website or newsletter. So, contact your humble webmaster, or newsletter editor, if you have pix or text about your gear, family, antennas, favorite keyer, or just about anything else related to ham radio and QRP!

Here are few pix from our various Chat 'N Chew meetings:

February 2010

CQC Gang

KGØPP's Weber dual-band QRP Kit

June 2010

Photos by Jay Schwisow, KT5E

Click Here for more pix from our 2009 Field Day operation!

Click Here for our Members on the Move page!

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CQCers on the move!

(Our next regular meeting will take place on Saturday, November 13th)

147.225 8 pm Monday night QRP net - 146.445 Denver area QRP "Watering Hole"

Worldwide QRP Calling Frequencies

CQC Welcomes our
newest members!
NØMWZ - Ron, #893
KCØZGK - Bob, #892
NØLNW - Ben, #891
NØOUW - Gerald, #890
KFØUR - Shel, #889

"Skill... Not Power!"

What the heck is QRP anyway? - Well, although there's really no hard and fast definition, QRP generally means to turn your transmitter power down, way down... 5 Watts output, or less, is usually considered QRP.

But why turn your power down? - The reasons are as varied as there are Ham operators! Some like the challenge while others simply enjoy back-to-basics and the tiny expense of using small radios over long distances.

Won't you join the fun? - Beginners and Old-timers all agree that QRP brings a special indescribable delight that a pair of expensive high-power transmitting finals just can't duplicate!

The Colorado QRP Club is proud to announce that it has been accepted as an affiliated club with the ARRL (American Radio Relay League). We'll post the certificate and other related info in a few more days but wanted to take this opportunity to say "Tnx!" to the ARRL for taking us into the family!!

Please remember to keep your ARRL membership current as well!

CQC is proud to sponsor the QRP Fox Hunt!!
(Click Here for our Fox Hunt archives...)

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