greetings from Canada ! I agree 100% with Anker and Marcelo. On the other hand, you may considere this kind of activity just a way to spend the time ... but not surely Dxing. Dario Monferini PS: everyone has the right to do his <personal hobby> as he prefere, but not mixing with people who does it in a correct way.
>-- Messaggio originale -- >From: "Anker Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Mark Nicholls'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Marcelo Toniolo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 02:40:51 +0200 >Subject: RE: [HCDX] Is Computer Logging DX? >Cc: "'HARD CORE DX'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Dear DX-friends, > >This subject was discussed three years ago at the Conference of the >European DX Council in Barcelona and there was general agreement >that "WEB LISTENING" cannot be regarded as "DX-ING". It is another >hobby which just requires that you know certain web addresses. The >stations are no more distant than your PC. > >Best 73, >Anker Petersen >Denmark > > >On 8 Aug 2003 at 23:47, Marcelo Toniolo wrote: > >> >> >> Last year I had a disagreement with Glenn Hauser about exactly the same >> subject. >> On that occasion someone from USA sent Gleen a message saying he had got >> a verification (QSL) from Liechtenstein. I thought Radio Liechtenstein >> was on Shortwave but for my frustration Glenn told me that this "DX er" >> had heard the station over the Internet. >> >> Well, I still consider QSL'ing a radio station over the WEB something >> stupid. If RNZI wants to reply this message I would suggest them to >> send an "email QSL" confirming the "WEB DX" or whatever you want to call >> it. >> >> If we start accepting this kind of thing we could find ourselves in a >> ridiculous situation where the radio will virtually disappear and will >> be replaced by a computer. If this is the case, how about if I start >> reporting and QSL'ing TV stations that I catch on Cable ? >> >> Marcelo >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark >> Nicholls >> Sent: Friday, 8 August 2003 3:35 p.m. >> To: Hard Core DX >> Subject: [HCDX] Is Computer Logging DX? >> >> >> Radio New Zealand International have recently received a Reception >> report requesting a QSL from an Internet logging on a Pentium 4 >> Computer. >> It raises some interesting points on whether logging a station is >> really DX and worth a QSL? >> >> Any genuine feedback or comment will be passed on to Radio NZ >> International >> >> > >> >Hi Mark >> > >> >RNZI has received this reception report requesting a QSL. As you will >> see >> >the receiver was a Pentium 4 1.7 ghz. computer - I had a chuckle about >> it, >> >but the guy is quite serious. I would be interested to know from the >> amateur >> >community what they think? >> > >> >My view is a QSL card was intended to acknowledge the expertise of an >> >operator of a short-wave radio in hearing a distant station. Surely >> clicking >> >on a URL does not count??????!! >> > >> >Some may call me old fashioned, but I would appreciate feed-back on >> this >> >issue! >> > >> >Cheers >> > >> >Adrian >> > >> >From: Name removed >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Subject: Reception Report >> > >> > > The following reception report was submitted by >> > > j on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at 14:47:20 >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- >> >- >> > > country: CAN >> >> >> >> receiver: pentium 4 1.7 ghz. >> >> >> >> antenna: internet >> >> >> >> strength: 5 >> >> >> >> Interference: 4 >> >> >> >> Overall_Merit: 4 >> >> >> >> date: 04/08/2003 >> >> >> >> time: Time in UTC >> >> >> >> frequency: In kHz >> >> >> >> programme_details: Pacific news >> >> >> >> comments: I would appreciate a QSL card to confirm reception. Please >> >include sticker, pennant and station information. thank you. 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