It’s not my intent to disparage anyone. Just an attempt to better define the intent of the rule as it relates to what a station is. Maybe if the feed point of those antennas are within the circle it’s good to go. Beyond that maybe another rule applies.
Cecil K5DL Sent from my iPad > On Oct 13, 2019, at 1:04 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Cecil, > > Please think again. > > Many topbanders use antennas and feedlines that extend beyond > a 500 meter diameter circle. Please don't disparage us. > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > From: "Cecil" <[email protected]> > To: "thorvaldur S T E F A N S S O N" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Greg - ZL3IX" <[email protected]>, "topband" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2019 4:50:04 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Blatant cheating using Remote Operation > > I think the key word is “Station” which assumes that 500M diameter circle > encompasses all aspects of the station to include feedlines and antennas. > > A transmitter and/or receiver are not a station without their associated > antenna systems. > > Cecil > K5DL > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Oct 13, 2019, at 11:39 AM, thorvaldur S T E F A N S S O N > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > May I respectfully point out that DXCC rule 9: b) says: > > > > *b)* All transmitters and receivers comprising a station used for a > > specific contact must be located within a 500-meter diameter circle. > > > > Although it is a rather "strange" rule, it only mentions transmitters and > > receivers, it thankfully does not mention antennas at all. > > > > 73 Thor, TF4M > > > >> On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM Greg - ZL3IX <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Guys need to be more discriminatory when discussing remote operation. I > >> use a remote installation, and have for years, but I abide by the DXCC > >> rules which state that the Tx and Rx antennas have to be within 500 m of > >> each other. Furthermore, this installation I designed and built myself, > >> and I maintain myself, with great effort. This practice should NOT be > >> equated with the practice of using a random Rx installation on the Net, > >> probably not even in the same country as the operator using it. > >> > >> 73, Greg, ZL3IX > >> > >>> On 2019-10-13 07:34, WW3S wrote: > >>> Good for you Roger....you always hear about hams using remotes to work > >> the dx, but they don’t usually say much when the dx uses a remote to hear > >> them.... > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPad > >>> > >>>> On Oct 12, 2019, at 1:21 PM, Roger D Johnson <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> There is no way an organization such as the ARRL can prevent cheating > >> in the DXCC program. It has to depend on the honesty of the hams involved. > >> Yes..some > >>>> people will cheat but I can't see how they can derive any satisfaction > >> from > >>>> that. > >>>> > >>>> Last year I worked VU2GSM on Top Band. I heard rumors that Kanti used > >> remote > >>>> receiving locations and, when asked, he freely admitted it. He's in my > >> log > >>>> but I didn't claim credit for that contact. > >>>> > >>>> YMMV! > >>>> > >>>> 73, Roger N1RJ > >>>> _________________ > >>>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > >> Reflector > >>> _________________ > >>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > >> Reflector > >> > >> _________________ > >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > >> Reflector > >> > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
