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#123 - How many different calls have you held?
Date: 10/15/09-11/14/09 - Votes: 162
| Band | | Nr | Pct |
| 1 |  | 36 | 22% |
| 2 | | 58 | 36% |
| 3 | | 38 | 23% |
| 4 | | 16 | 10% |
| 5 | | 6 | 4% |
| 6 | | 3 | 2% |
| 7 | | 1 | 1% |
| 8 | | 1 | 1% |
| 9 | | 1 | 1% |
| More than 9 | | 2 | 1% |
| I'm not licensed | | 0 | 0% |
As I was preparing this report, I noticed that both 'more than 9' and 'not licensed' votes both went into the 'more than 9' bin. So those 2 votes could be split between the last two choices in any way. It is surprising to see so many '1' votes. With the practice many years ago of dropping a 'N' or 'V' when upgrading from Novice class and the current vanity call system, I would have thought there would have been many fewer '1' votes.
#122 - On Which bands have you made a QRP CW QSO in 2009?
Date: 9/15/09-10/14/09 - Votes: 97
| Band | | Nr | Pct |
| 160 | | 10 | 10% |
| 80 | | 49 | 51% |
| 40 | | 76 | 78% |
| 30 | | 38 | 39% |
| 20 | | 56 | 58% |
| 17 | | 15 | 15% |
| 15 | | 16 | 16% |
| 12 | | 2 | 2% |
| 10 | | 17 | 17% |
| None | | 10 | 10% |
A lot of these polls turn out as expected with little in the way of surprise and hence little to comment on. Now had 40, 20, and 80 not been the top three bands, that would have been surprising. Had 12 been the most popular WARC band, that would have been shocking. But none of that happened so..... well wait a minute. 10 folks didn't make a single QRP CW HF QSO so far this year. Now that is food for thought. Hmmmm.
#121 - When purchasing a rig, what factors are most important to you?
Date: 8/15/09-9/14/09 - Voters: 118
| What | | Nr | Pct |
| Price | | 85 | 72% |
| Ease of operation | | 62 | 53% |
| Ability to lower power to QRP levels | | 68 | 58% |
| Available modes | | 51 | 43% |
| Built-in antenna tuner | | 38 | 32% |
| Looks | | 14 | 12% |
| Bands covered | | 73 | 62% |
| Built-in keyer | | 54 | 46% |
| Operates from battery easily | | 54 | 46% |
| Size | | 43 | 36% |
| Digital readout color | | 11 | 9% |
| Extensive operating menu | | 24 | 20% |
| Included filters | | 48 | 41% |
| Available options | | 23 | 19% |
| Built-in power supply | | 12 | 10% |
| Built-in speaker | | 25 | 21% |
A most interesting poll suggested by Bob WA6GFR. Although this is of course a QRP site and the majority of visitors probably do operate QRP which biases the results, I'm still a little surprised and pleased so many consider having QRP powers levels important in a rig. When you deal with a lot of people as I do with this web site, I find a variety of ideas can result. Jerry WB0T has these comments on the poll, "It depends on where and how I plan to use the rig. For a main rig in the shack, I like a full featured rig, ie., CW, SSB, perhaps FM and AM. For this use I like a rig with big, well spaced knobs, and a good speaker. Size is unimportant. For camping or casual use outdoors or in motels, I often use a single band rig, usually cw only, and battery power. Ease of carrying and compact enough to pack in a brief case is nice. The MFJ rigs work well for this. If they have an optional filter, I like those. Built in speaker is not important." Excellent points. Good enough to perhaps re-run this poll later on as two separate polls, one for a home rig, one for portable, and maybe a third one for a mobile rig.
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