Hi Steve,
The horse has left the barn. I have lost a bit of enthusiasm ever since
Maine became a hotspot for 160M into Europe a number of years ago.
There are so many "killer" remote stations in the state now. There is no
way I can really compete against it and it is very dis heartening to
hear the W7s using a Maine station and not signing as portable. I have
heard all the same stuff you were hearing this morning. There is really
nothing you or I can do about it. Some follow the rules, and some will
bend them severely. As for radio awards, W6PO commented years
ago...."It is just like collecting matchbook covers". I set my own
internal goals.
Dave K1WHS
On 2/5/2024 11:57 AM, Steve Harrison wrote:
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
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