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Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: Expeditions remote

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: Expeditions remote
From: Yuri <ve3dz@rigexpert.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 12:38:19 -0500
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Then why other people should care about what you personally care about?
I read all these comments, and it's all "I, me, me, my".
Someone hasn't left his house for 30 years and now all the DXpeditions need to be remote? Another one is unable to build his own station, and he's praising remote now as "the way to go".

Like it was said, it's a hobby. Let others have their opinions and respect them. I can definitely understand Paul's frustration. HAM Radio now is definitely not the HAM Radio we all knew when we were young. So, let him vent a bit, at least, and don't call him a "troll".

As for remote operation - I think, it's more of "Who benefits?" (or "Cui bono? <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Cui+bono%3F&mstk=AUtExfCS9ZatqK4lTvwqA4p6-SvxDRaZLWy0RzrwKyDYqFrujwVfY8kXC6Wd3Jg9o8NZ418R-VoWg8ZwrFHsPbq2xWupY-1DsBHCNFdtOmT_ck5OUh5ZgJQcF7ocN1AJenOyWtf_lF298IOTKaWqzdKZWH6QX2TEtZjAofyAz1lU2rfDkG1bU048gDyaTltqi0IVfCjPvx1_HHHxSPQj96ZbP42NvgvfwrJRv10sAlXC9jUsFLWAf4E9BIeswl91z5uT-WhWxQNJXvwrxWhtWAgnZk3e&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjRgoiEvPyRAxWhCnkGHUGOOOEQgK4QegYIAQgAEAU>") question. Soon, when most of "old timers" who were able to build their own stations, would die, we'll have a bunch guys sitting in their apartments with laptops/high speed internet trying to connect to a limited number of Remote stations in order to "operate", and the owners of these remote sites would just start raising $$$ for the service, like it is happening with everything else on our lives now.
Is it wrong? I don't know.
Would I personally like it? Definitely not.

73, Yuri VE3DZ

On 1/8/2026 9:09 AM, ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest wrote:
  I could, but that's not how it works with rare DX. That takes a lot of 
personal effort, at least for me, with a limited station.


In any case, as I stated, I don't care what's on the other end,which is the 
issue under discussion. I'll handle my end appropriately.

73,
Ken, AB1J




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