Paul, I've been away from the reflector for over a week, due to the death of a close friend and business partner. So I'm sorry if this reply to your topic comes late in the discussion. I respect your
W3WN wrote: What is the best method or methods to proceed that allows for the technical advances, without pushing traditional contesting out the window? K1DG of CQ WW and April 1st fame gave the prop
Randy, K5ZD said: "I think it is pretty amazing that someone was able to make 4000+ QSOs from aremote station! I would rather have that activity on the band than the guynot making any QSOs at all."A
One day T. Arcala FT1000 (station) went to Azores Dept. of radio licenses and got (bought?) him (her)self station licenses and managed to win contest without having boy at the station. He even got pr
Wow, A lot of heat and rhetoric on this subject. I personally think remote operation will grow, despite those who love the status quo and want to live in the past. For some unknown reason, people bel
Yuri, Someone had to build a station, setup antennas, get them to work and keep them working. Anyone can win a certificate in any contest by simply picking the right class to enter. Sure there are pl
Agreed SSB does not replace amateur-band RF in the signal path between the operators. It is the operators who exchange serials, or whatever is required - not the stations. VHF-spotting nets do not re
Paul, you've flogged this topic to death so many times and still always miss the point that the rest of us, as well as the various contest and awards sponsors, don't really care about the link betwee
No, it does not. The RF is not changed at all. It is as someone else said, where the mic cable (or other devices - key etc.) is extended by the Internet between the operator and the radio. So, to the
I am shocked, SHOCKED to find that SOME stations are using electricity generated in an entirely different country/entity to power their radios! How is it that they are allowed to turn that foreign en
Well, I agree with Paul. First, what is the problem with coming up with a separate category for this? It cures all the objections over zones, sections, DXCC QTH, etc.......especially if antenna locat
Fellas, The problem here is Paul's myopic view of remote operation via the internet. He's not arguing to change contest rules to accommodate or not to accommodate remote operations via the internet,
"Where the RF emanates only makes conclusive sense on placing a station's QTH for contests." EXACTLY!!! "we could clobber any W0 station in Colorado by operating a remote on the east coast in most CQ
If you telecommute to PEI, will you sign VY2TT or K6LA? Or VY2TT/Tele hihi 73 Paul N0AH Bryon "Paul" Veal MAED n0ah@arrl.net FCC Amateur Radio License - N0AH ARRL Certified Volunteer Wireless Technol
Hi, I have remote control station on 50 MHz, between my job and my house for non stop DX listening. If I hear a rare DX, I'm running home to get him. :) /// "What a lovely hobby we use to have."
W5OV quoted EI5DI Since many people are getting tired of this thread, I'll keep this short. However, it's mildly amusing to me that, having first quoted my actual words, W5OV goes on to misquote them
Hello all... I'm reading these emails for awhile and I really don't care if the operator is on site or not for a SO category, but one thing came up on my mind. If a MS operation thru remote site with
Hello all, I think the discussion is interesting from several aspects. What is a little disappointing is that everyone seems to "know what is right and wrong". This is perhaps normal because we all h
I see several scenarios here. It seems that each has proponents and opponents. There may be more but these seem like the current possibilities: 1. There is a lot of activity using Echolink/IRLP. Thes
I see where Paul's coming from. I disagree with him, in general, on the subject, but I see his point. Look: It is one thing if I run a remote station (however it's controlled), and identify myself in