[CQ-Contest] Remote op & Who is this guy, really?

[Jim Brown]

It seems to me that you don't have a dog in this hunt.

I just checked my logs, and see that you don't even work Sweepstakes, 
which is what this conversation is all about.

I DO work Sweepstakes, and I'm very happy to every section active. It 
makes the contest more fun. Until those complaining about remote 
operation from rare sections are willing to go there, set up a decent 
station, and work a lot of stations, they have no right to complain when 
someone else activates it, remotely or otherwise.

I'm also an active member of NCCC. We sponsor CQP, and as part of our 
sponsorship, work very hard to get every county on the air with as much 
activity as possible. I'm part of a team that activates one of those 
counties with virtually no active hams, and there are several dozen 
teams like ours. It makes the contest a lot more fun for everyone. I 
know that YCCC does the same for NEQP, with a similar result.

73, Jim K9YC

On Wed,11/4/2015 8:02 AM, Drew Vonada-Smith wrote:
> I think all this remote work, trying to help J. etc is interesting and wonderful and I really don't mean to be negative.  But...what is the point of a "rare section" if you don't have to be there to operate?  Doesn't this in many ways, miss the point of a multiplier?