[CQ-Contest] Contesting using remote stations

Kenneth E. Harker kenharker at kenharker.com
Mon Mar 17 14:44:55 EDT 2008


On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:58:27AM -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> 
> > Exactly what are the "unfair" advantages of a remote station? It  
> > seems to me that there might be some significant *disadvantages* to  
> > remote contest operation.
> 
> The "unfair" advantages are: 1) the ability to build antennas that 
> that would not be available in normal residential areas, 2) the 
> ability to operate from geographically advantaged locations (e.g., 
> rare zone, country, section) without being a resident or travel, 
> 3) the ability (although not legally) to use multiple receive 
> locations. 

So, you're grievance is not so much with remote stations as with QTH envy?
I guess you are against guest operators at bigger/better located stations 
than their own, too?

-- 
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker at kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/



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