"What I can tell you is that if entities
show up with remote-only operators, people will work them. If you don't
think it's interesting, don't work it."
My opinion exactly. Remote ops aren't going away because of a few emails on a
reflector, nor more than the CW receiving requirement is coming back for US
licenses, no matter how much some of us would like that.
73 John AF5CC
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On Thursday, January 8th, 2026 at 9:53 AM, Gerry Hull <gerry@remote.radio>
wrote:
>
>
> Of course, BEING part of a DXpedition onsite team is great! I've done CY0
> once, and CY9 twice, and many other DXVacation operations around the
> world.. It can be tough and hard but is a lot of fun. Great bonds with
> all the ops. That is STILL a huge part of what a DXpedition is (and can
> be). However, we live in a different world today. Many governments are
> restricting access. The costs associated with sending a crew to a
> far-off place in getting out of control. The upcoming Bouvet is just the
> latest example (So much money that mismanagement is involved.) Lowering
> the number of ops from say 12 to 6 or 4 on a DXPedition can cut the cost by
> 50 or 75%, because most of the cost is involved in getting people there.
> When you work a remote-only
> DXPed on CW or SSB, you still are working an op, from that entity. I'm not
> as excited about FT8 -- though it is a winner to get many in the log, and
> is perfectly legit.
>
> There is the mechanical (radio QSOs) and then there is the operators. We
> who do remote operating for DXpeds have great relationships with our
> co-ops, and have great memories from these operations. Besides -- nobody
> remembers the QSOs -- they
> remember the people. This does not change with remote ops in
> DXPeditions.
>
> There is no right answer here. What I can tell you is that if entities
> show up with remote-only operators, people will work them. If you don't
> think it's interesting, don't work it. In that case, you probably have
> the luxury of already having the entity in your DXCC totals. Obviously,
> you would not participate as a remote op -- but that's fine because there
> are many new ops with great skills in our ranks who can do the job.
>
> This is the new era of DXPeditioning, and it is inclusive for all.
>
> 73,
>
> Gerry W1VE
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM Doug Renwick ve5ra@sasktel.net wrote:
>
> > Obviously you have never been on a real DXpedition.
> > Half the fun is guys roughing it on an island, etc.
> > I consider remote to be in the same class as FT8 - uninteresting.
> >
> > Doug/VA5DX
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CQ-Contest
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces+ve5ra=sasktel.net@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> > Jim Brown
> > Sent: January 7, 2026 1:52 PM
> > To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: Expeditions remote
> >
> > Of course it is. DXing is not about guys roughing it on an island. It is
> > about RADIO!
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
> >
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