This growing practice of hiring a remote in another call area far from your own QTH, then working wild and exotic DX wile preventing deserving locals operating from their home stations from working same DX, is abominable and just plain unethical. I lost what respect I had for a couple people I heard work 9M2AX this morning when I heard them do that. I heard another guy do that last week that I've only just barely heard on 160 in the past across the country; he was at least two hours beyond his own sunrise, so obviously hiring a remote, probably that big one up near Carson City, Nevada, same station these two guys this morning were probably using. The week before last, there was another east coaster, at least 2-1/2 hours past his sunrise, who did the same thing at, most likely, the same station. I bet the owner of the station is advertising it as "WORK 9M2AX on 160 from here!!! Only $XXX for a half hour!!".
I hope these guys are putting an asterisk on their 9M2 QSL cards to indicate they didn't work Ross from home; but I won't hold my breath that they do. Steve, K0XP _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector