Joel: I agree with you! It is what it is and all the moaning and complaining will not change the rules. I am antenna restricted where I live to somewhat and I have a much better station at my farm, 98 miles west of me. But when I want to operate, I get in my truck and drive over there. So that is my operating position, no big deal to me. I do not have remote capabilities yet, but if I ever do, it is what it is and I play by the rules. I am in the same state, but a different grid square at my farm. I am glad to see them change the rules on the VHF+ contests because I am in a real desert when it comes to VHF+ Weak Signal Operators. You are probably one of the closer VHF+ operators to me and you are 263 miles away from me. So it is good to be able to use the internet for assistance so maybe someone will turn their antennas my way. Like I said, the rules are the rules and we have to live by them. But I know that some people can live with themselves even if they do not play by the rules. But I am not one of those guys!
73, Alan Clark, N5PA -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Harrison Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 9:29 AM To: TopBand List Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW160 Remote receiver rule This is starting to become very amusing to me. All the Contest folks are telling the DX'er they are over reacting and becoming emotional on remote operation, and they should just calm down and enjoy radio....."Live and Let Live, eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow you may die" But those same folks, when it comes to contesting, are saying "HELL NOT WE WON'T GO!!" So now what's the difference??? NOTHING!!! Just don't pee in my swimming pool and I'm happy. Interesting.....or as Mr. Spock would say "FASCINATING!" 73 Joel W5ZN > DXCC is a joke for many. At one time it was fun to chase DX, listen > for hours to work a new one and perhaps compare with locals in a friendly competition. With Internet spotting and the ability to operate from anywhere in the country using a remote site, it has long since become meaningless on 160m. I would have appreciated the dedication if K7TJR, for example, worked the EP6T station from his own station in Oregon and thought "so what" if I heard that WB6XXX had worked him using RHR's W8JI site. > However, I disagree regarding contests. To say that you should not worry > about someone making 50 more contacts in a contest is to say that the competition (the very essence of a contest) is unimportant and that it is > also a joke. > Regarding working the band out...that is true for USA contacts. It's absolutely not true for working the important stuff (Europe) during the available openings. > It will be soon enough that we will be having the conversation about > not only remote operation but robotic QSO making software. In the meantime, if the only way someone can get on at all (in a rest home, for example) is > to operate a remote site, I'm all for it. The impact on contest > results would be minimal, if there even is an impact. > At the point in time when the only way one could possibly compete > would be > to have multiple sites and an Internet connection, the thrill is gone for > me. > Is is really and truly a RADIO CONTEST if you cannot possibly make a "radio" QSO without using the Internet? I know some people who I actually > think believe what we are doing in these reflectors is radio... (I already know all the justifications comparing the WWW communications system to a six foot headphone cable located at your own station.). What do you think? > Enjoy it while you can. > 73...Stan, K5GO > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband www.w5zn.org _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
