So if I'm sitting in W7 land operating that neat remote station in VP5...with a
VP5 callsign who am I competing against...other Carib stations...no advantage
there...in fact I'd rather be sitting in VP5 than W7 or W...whatever.
Now, if I'm sitting in W7 and have a station in W1...BIG advantage...but, is
this any different than W7... hopping on a plane and going to K5ZD's place in
Mass? Either way it's the W7 operating the station...
I second W0UN's motion...come on spots...
73
W1MD
---- "Joe Subich wrote:
>
>
> Bob,
>
> > That certainly tones down the emotion, doesn't it. I'm not
> > saying "for hire" hunts are not reality. I'm saying it holds
> > no relevance to the discussion of Remote Controlled stations.
>
> I think if you turn the argument around and compare shooting big
> game from your easy chair with a remotely controlled rifle and
> using a remotely controlled station in KP4, C6, VP5 or the coast
> of Maine for ARRLDX or P4, PJ2, PJ4, EA8, EA9, CT3, IH9, or 5B
> for CQWW or KP4 for Sweepstakes and the parallel is quite striking.
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> > Robert Chudek - K0RC
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:34 PM
> > To: Paul O'Kane; CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Hunting in Africa
> >
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > Well this is flame baiting if I've ever seen it! You know
> > there will be
> > strong reaction to the simple idea of killing a lion, whether
> > you are in
> > Africa or sitting in your easy chair at home. That aspect has
> > nothing to do
> > with Amateur Radio.
> >
> > Let's put a remote controlled camera into your story instead.
> > For example:
> > "You aim carefully, stop breathing and, in between
> > heartbeats, fire the
> > shutter. Bang, the lion is startled by the noise - only 250
> > ms later and
> > turns to retreat in safety. The great white photographer
> > strikes again and
> > his breathtaking photograph is delivered across two
> > continents instantly!"
> >
> > That certainly tones down the emotion, doesn't it. I'm not
> > saying "for hire"
> > hunts are not reality. I'm saying it holds no relevance to
> > the discussion of
> > Remote Controlled stations. Nice try, though.
> >
> > 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul O'Kane" <pokane@ei5di.com>
> > To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:50 AM
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Hunting in Africa
> >
> >
> > > You're ready - sitting quietly, not making a sound. You've
> > > been waiting for hours and your eyes are beginning to feel
> > > the strain. Just then, a lion slowly ambles into your
> > > sights - it has no idea you're there. You've paid good
> > > money for this. Every shot must count - so you're not
> > > going to miss. You aim carefully, stop breathing and, in
> > > between heartbeats, fire. Bang, the lion drops dead - only
> > > 250 ms later. The great white hunter strikes again!
> > >
> > > You've just shot a lion, and it's lying there, very dead.
> > > The only difference is it's in the Serengeti, and you're at
> > > home on a quiet Sunday evening in NYC.
> > >
> > > This remote-controlled rifle is great, the technology is
> > > just magic! From the comfort of your own home, you have
> > > found out just what it's like to be on safari and, to prove
> > > it, you've bagged a lion.
> > >
> > > Everything is wonderful, you haven't had as much fun in
> > > ages. Like everyone else, you don't have the time or money
> > > to actually go to Africa, so you have no other option.
> > > After all, you deserve it. Travel is all very well for
> > > those people with money to burn, but this is the real world
> > > and the only way you're ever going to kill a lion.
> > >
> > > No one can argue. You fired the shot, and that's one dead
> > > hunk of lion. They can't take that away from you (reminds
> > > me of a song) - except that you have not been hunting in
> > > Africa.
> > >
> > > What you have done is a travesty, a mockery, a corruption
> > > of hunting. It devalues and diminishes hunting - you
> > > should be ashamed.
> > >
> > > If you want to hunt, you go hunting because that's what
> > > hunters do.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Paul EI5DI
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