Author: Mike Lonneke via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 04:46:06 -0400
The idea of creating a special contest classification for operators who use a remote station "not their own" strikes me as an answer looking for a question. What would it accomplish? At W4AAW, we hav
The idea of creating a special contest classification for operators who use a remote station "not their own" strikes me as an answer looking for a question. What would it accomplish? If ever there w
Yes. Quite a few people have major issues with remote radio. As our contesting population ages I have noticed a great deal of pushback against anything new or any changes that affect what they have d
Author: Ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 14:52:39 -0400
"To hell with the future, we live in the past." AB1J In a message dated 2016-09-11 6:16:25 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim, pokane@ei5di.com writes: If ever there was a group of operators who should b
I strongly disagree. I'm lucky enough to have my own station -- I own a large plot of land and have built a nice antenna farm, so I'm happy operating from home. But MANY hams do NOT have that luxury
I don't know much about remote contesting, so if I am sitting in Kansas and operating a station in Virginia where is my score posted with the folks in VA or KS. ? Thanks Jeff ________________________
On 11/09/2016 21:52, Jim Brown wrote: I strongly disagree. I'm lucky enough to have my own station -- I own a large plot of land and have built a nice antenna farm, so I'm happy operating from home.
I believe your QTH is determined by where the antenna is, not where you are physically. 73/jeff/ac0c www.ac0c.com alpha-charlie-zero-charlie I don't know much about remote contesting, so if I am sitt
The important thing in amateur radio is the RF-to-RF path. The internet is just serving as a long cord connecting the operator to the key/mic/front panel of the radio. There is absolutely no differen
Seems clear to me. If the transmitter, receiver and antennas are in Virginia, other stations in Virginia are your direct competition (the ones who have similar propagation paths to the ones you exper
Here we go again. This subject comes up about every six months on CQ-Contest.. .I'd said it'll go 30 or 40 messages before it dies down. Nobody will convince Paul that he is wrong. I applaud Paul for
I agree completely with this. And with new technology like the Flex Radio Maestro (which I've gotten to play with at K9CT) you'd never even know the difference. The Maestro controller behaves and loo
W1VE wrote: "This subject comes up about every six months on CQ-Contest.. .I'd said it'll go 30 or 40 messages before it dies down. Nobody will convince Paul that he is wrong. I applaud Paul for his
Exactly correct. -- 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
Ah, Paul... You like to use only selective facts, my friend. The internet is connected to a radio. You like to leave that out. Without the ionosphere, the communication would not happen. BOOM! blows
Although we conveniently use the internet, there is no reason it has to be that way. The connection between remote controller and station could be done by landline phone, Inmarsat, or even microwave
I reserve the right to publish the contents of all emails between W1VE and myself today. 73, Paul EI5DI The internet is connected to a radio. You like to leave that out. Without the ionosphere, the c
They are not radio amateurs, they are hybrid-communications amateurs. Mike asks - Is there supposed to be some sort of "shame" attached to operating remotely? The answer is "Yes, because you're on t
Most would not. Most would appreciate more stations in the contest handing out contacts. W0MU They are not radio amateurs, they are hybrid-communications amateurs. Mike asks - Is there supposed to be
Or, a mic with a Bluetooth connection to the radio. Ed W0YK _____________________________________________________________ Just for the sake of argument, let's say I'm sitting in front of my radio, bu