David Kopacz replied I'd say it is self-evidently correct. Which part do you not understand or not accept? You know, and I know, this is stretching the truth, just as much as I am when I claim to hav
David, The local connections (microphone, headphone, etc.) are necessary and part of amateur radio. When these necessary connections are replaced or extended by commercial means of communication, the
I agree with you in many aspects, Hank. My comments were clear that they applied to CW and SSB only, not to RTTY where the machine decoding is essential. In fact, RTTY is the ideal category to move a
David, I guess that I have heard this argument one to many times. The idea that because there is a microphone or wire attached to my radio, my radio is the same as remote is just a silly extension of
The debate about remote stations is completely different than the debate about remote receivers. Although it is clearly against the rules, I'm afraid that remote receivers are already being used in c
Bill, that the I am not saying that it is the same as remote. My argument was with Paul, when he claims it is NOT amateur radio and that I am not radio amateur if I operate remote. I have no problem
I disagree Paul, I can have it both ways. I can have my station in Jamaica and I can operate it remotely in a contest, and if it weren't for my integrity, you would never even know it. I am done arg
I can appreciate the sentiment, but we have to look at the present situation. CW as a mode requires a lot of learning, and for some of us (like me) it is extremely difficult due to major hearing prob
I'm going to try to approach this subject without slippery sloping it too much. The radiosport community has to define what it wants to be. It can be about advancing the technology and operating effi