Cw contesting and sending /QRP at the end of your call... just don't do it!

 There is no such thing as /QRP.

In a contest its all about efficiency, why in the world would a contest operator want to know you are running QRP? In my 30+ years of contesting I have never written /QRP into my contest log. When someone sends this, I always send back the proper callsign without /QRP. You would think this would be a good clue that he is regarded as a poor operator when no one ever acknowledges the /QRP he sends.

The type of person that normally does this is always sending slow and will repeat this nonsense twice to ensure you get his pip-squeek signal. The effect is normally to slow the contest operators Q-rate and maybe lose other waiting stations due to the length of time it takes him to complete the Q.

If you want to play games during a contest like turning your power down to mW level, please try to at least be efficient with the exchange:

a) Do not sign /QRP

b) Do not repeat your callsign twice ...ever

c) Do not stick in another TU because you want the other op to know you are very grateful, they will not thank you for it.