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. It is > always > >nice to hear a station as far as New Zealand. > ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- > > World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom > > ---[End Commercial]----------------------- > ________________________________________ > Hard-Core-DX mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed > and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science > License > published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt > > ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- > > World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom > > ---[End Commercial]----------------------- > ________________________________________ > Hard-Core-DX mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed > and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License > published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
