On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Glenn Wyant <va3dx@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Assuming that someone could easily travel to a remote site ,
> without actually discussing this matter with them , seems
> wrong.
>
> In " NF " the WX can get very nasty in a big hurray.
> 60 mph winds and blowing snow is common.
>
> Since many of us are over 65 or approaching the big
> senior status plateau , there are restrictions that would
> prevent us from driving out to the RX site. If you cant
> think of any, then you must be under 50....
>
>
I think you have missed the point I tried to make, so here goes: I get it
- travelling to a remote site is hard. Age plays a part in this. However,
once you get there, you are faced with the same limitations as everyone
else with all their equipment in one location.
However, consider this for a moment: At a multi-multi contest station,
they can and do operate two radios in the same band. Its hard, but its
being done. With current technology and some good engineering, you can get
your second radio within about 10 khz of your transmitter. Imagine for a
moment that "problem" goes away. You can listen at the same time as you
are transmitting. Call CQ, and hunt for multipliers.. Imagine you can
look for multipliers 100 hz away from your run frequency - while
transmitting. In theory, you could run your transmitter *continuously* -
ie QSK, and still keep working folks, because you can hear them as soon as
they call you..
Now - imagine opening up this style of operation on a wide scale. Some
will be able to do it right away, other will follow in their footsteps, and
others will be left to suffer with their (current) noisy sites.
This is the point I am trying to make. I am not saying it is a good or bad
thing, but before we go "helping out some old timers", we need to be
careful of unintended consequences of what *else* becomes possible, It IS
a game changer on a pretty large scale. I am urging caution, and we need
to think about this...
Tom - VE3CX
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