[CQ-Contest] SO2R REMOTE CONTESTING

[Paul O'Kane]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker at kenharker.com>

> .. my effective microphone cable length can be 30' or more
> Should my phone QSOs be discounted at some fraction of
> those made by another station that has a microphone cable
> length of three feet? 

No - contest rules typically permit wired circuits
within a 500-meter circle.

> As long as the operator is in command of the station and
> making the QSOs her/himself, and the results of those QSOs
> are categorized by the station location, I don't see why
> you'd care if the microphone line is 3' long, 30' long,
> or 3000 km long.

I care deeply about amateur radio.  There's no
practical difference between your 3000 km microphone
line, and a 3000 km EchoLink circuit - they're both
RF substitutes for the purpose of person-to-person
communication.  Neither of them represents an
amateur radio QSO.  Don't agree?  Then how would
you define the term "amateur radio QSO"?

73,
Paul EI5DI