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Re: Topband: Web SDR's and 'Cheating'

To: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: Web SDR's and 'Cheating'
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:27:14 -0600
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As a Software Radio Developer and chair of the ARRL Software Defined Radio
and Digital Communications technical committee, as a DXCC recipient,
contester, and as a ham radio operator period, I abhor this misuse of the
technology.  Boo Hiss indeed.

Bob
N4HY


On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Tree <tree@kkn.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 07:21:26PM -0800, Bob Kupps wrote:
>
> > What is the ethical position on this, it sure seems wrong to me
>
> What country are the people really "working" with their radio?
>
> There is not a two way exchange of information with someone in a
> single country - therefore - no QSO.  The DX station is making
> these QSOs not count.  If caught - they will not be accepted for
> DXCC.
>
> Next step - put the transmitter there too and make it even easier!!
>
> Boo hiss!!
>
> Tree N6TR
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