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Re: Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests

To: John Crovelli <w2gd@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 15:06:46 -0500
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Oh my God, I had no idea that this would be seriously considered.  Part of this 
game we play has to do with station building.  Some can afford to have someone 
build it for them.  Some do it themselves.  Some spend the time working with 
neighbors and utility companies to minimize QRN.  Some spend many hours 
building the best receiving antennas for their particular QTH.  Some do not 
have enough interest or initiative do much of anything.

So for those who have devoted much of their time and energy to maximizing their 
capabilities, even moved in order to have a better QTH, it would be all for 
naught because someone with a checkbook and perhaps a little computer savvy 
will immediately surpass them. 

 A two way QSO in my mind is one where there is a transmitter and receiver 
located at the same place on both ends of the contact - not one where you 
transmit from one location and pipe the audio from a remotely located receiver 
through the Internet.

That provision of the TBDC is the only thing that keeps it from being the best 
contest.  It might be anyway...for other reasons.

Yes, Braco, at the point in time when we even things up for everyone, we might 
as well have an Internet contest on Hamsphere.  Perhaps there are too many 
people who have become accustomed to socialism via the repeater system, where 
everyone is given an equal signal regardless of your or your station's 
capabilities.

For the love of God, please don't open this can of worms!

73...Stan, K5GO

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 15, 2015, at 2:03 PM, John Crovelli <w2gd@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> Unless others speak up, N2NT is inclined to change the rules and allow remote 
> RX systems.
> So the time is NOW  to make your thoughts known on the reflector.
> 73,
> John 
> 
>> From: pa5mw@home.nl
>> To: w2gd@hotmail.com; topband@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests
>> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:42:38 +0100
>> 
>> Well said.
>> Thank you!
>> 
>> 73 Mark, PA5MW
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