>
> There's a fundamental issue here - at what stage does a
> "QSO" become something else? I suggest, for contesting
> purposes, it's when the operator(s), and all equipment
> and antennas, are not physically located within a circle
> of 500 metres diameter.
So anyone who can't be physically located at their transmitter/receiver
should just go jump in a lake? At a time when more and more amateurs
are shutting down because of noisy environments, noisy HOAs and
restrictive zoning, and some are exploring alternatives to quitting the
hobby (such as a remote link), as long as no unfair advantage is obtained
(such as using a KH6 remote to boost ability to work Asia but still claiming
to be, say, a VE3), I see the remote link as a total non-issue.
Sorry, but the goal of Amateur Radio is not, nor has ever been,
preservation of the status quo. I agree that contesting via EchoLink would
be meaningless. But as long as the QSO is point to point over the
specified frequencies (I work a KH6 station bouncing over the Pacific into
Hawaii), I have trouble arguing that the length of the control wires should
make a difference.
Currently, no competitve advantage can be gained by remoting. Who
reboots the remote computer if it crashes? How much delay is likely
between input and result?
Yes, using remote link as the whole link is unacceptable. Yes, remote
links must claim the geographic location of the transmitter/receiver as
their location. As long as that is maintained, the only difference between a
KH6 in KH6 and a KH6 in VE3 is the amount of competitive DISadvantage
imposed by the linking technology.
73, kelly
ve4xt
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