Hello All, If I understand correctly in the US , as far as DXCC, it is
legal to be in the East coast have the TX antenna in the East cost and have
a remote RX in the West coast ??? same country .
73
Jacques F6BKI
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Q Meeker" <wqmeeker@iastate.edu>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 11:03 PM
Subject: Topband: Web-based SDRs and DXCC [was Web SDR's and 'Cheating']
>I am glad to see this subject return to the topband reflector.
>
> Hard to believe, but contrary to what Tree has said, my
> investigations indicate that the present DXCC rules would,
> unfortunately, permit the use of remote Internet-connected SDRs in
> another continent for purposes of making DXCC contacts. In my posting
> here last year,
>
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/2010-01/msg00009.html
>
> I outlined my correspondence with the DXCC desk on the subject.
> Perhaps if more people make the point to the DXCC desk, their ARRL
> reps (on the DXAC and at the Section level) we can get the rules to
> be changed (or clarified) so that this kind of activity is clearly
> out of bounds.
>
> The (somewhat related) DXAC report to which I referred in the posting
> has been moved or removed from the ARRL webpages. If anyone wants to
> get a copy, send email to me.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill
> K0KT
>
>
>
> At 14:00 2/11/2011, you wrote:
>
>>From: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
>>CC: "topband@contesting.com" <topband@contesting.com>
>>Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:17:17 -0600
>>Subject: Re: Topband: Web SDR's and 'Cheating'
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>>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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