Dave, What will happen then is that the RHR gurus will just jack up the
rates to take the hams with deepest pockets. Additionally the laws of
supply will kick in and more RHR station and others will invest in this
scheme to put more stations on the air. As this progresses the value of
the entire DXCC program will diminish. There must be some brakes put on
this before is is to late. The other night I was thrilled to have an
Italian station calling me on 160 only to learn later he was actually on
the mainland via an RHR station. Is this the way amateur radio is
supposed to trend?
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
On 1/14/2016 5:28 PM, Dave Blaschke, w5un wrote:
Look at the situation; There are just a few stateside RHR for rent
locations. As more and more "hams" begin to use these sites to work
DXpeditions, the queue length to access one of these sites will
become hopeless long. JUST A THOUGHT.
Dave, W5UN
On 1/14/2016 6:33 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
I have lost my amateur station in three major hurricanes over the
years here, everything including radios (from water) and antennas. I
have also rebuilt them a four different locations until I finally
scrapped enough money together and bought a home next to a large salt
pond. I have full remote station here but it only functions for
contest operated by a cliff dweller in NYC who cares not for DXCC
credit. The problem with the US RHR deals is that it completely
skews the process as far as the propagation differences across the
fruited plan. I would love to add to my DXCC totals as I close into
the 300 mark. USA stations can do this but is it ethical. It sure
makes money for a pay to play amateur radio scheme. But is it the way
you want low band Dx-ing to become? I hope not as you only will need
a computer and an internet connection and everything else that used
to a worthwhile effort is trashed.
I remember a former 160 meter DX pioneer, Charles O'Brien who
originally from Illinois used a 1/4 wave bent Marconi and 25 watts to
work a G station. This is what we are or what we used to be. RHR I
am afraid is the end of an era were perseverance and not vast amounts
of QRO muscle and money decided who was on top. That is a shame and
perhaps to some a disgrace as it really chances everything including
the respect we have for those who did so much with so little.`
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
On 1/14/2016 12:43 AM, Dave Blaschke, w5un wrote:
I will say this:
operating a remote station (for money) owned and managed by someone
else will never be as satisfying as operating your own station,
built by your hands. But than again, if you have no station, and are
unable to build one up, what's your choice? I built (and rebuilt) a
beautiful station and antenna system here over the past fifteen
years, only to see much of it destroyed by storms in recent years.
Now I am unable to rebuild anymore.
Dave, W5UN
On 1/14/2016 2:26 AM, Carl Luetzelschwab wrote:
Ed N1UR said "It seems non-trivial to me as to how to maintain
these remote
stations."
My guess is it was someone using the Portland, OR station in the
Remote Ham
Radio network (http://www.remotehamradio.com/the-stations/). The
stations
are available for a price.
I don't know whose actual station that is - but I'm sure it is
someone's
home station (just like all the others in the network).
Carl K9LA
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