[CQ-Contest] Self spotting - now ARRL and Remote

[Jim Brown]

On 3/17/2024 8:30 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>   however nearly anyone can travel to Maine,
> Bonaire, Aruba, Cape Verde, etc to operate in person.

I agree with most of your post, but this jumps out at me as absolutely 
false. These are expensive places to get to, so NOT available to "nearly 
anyone." And they expose the traveler to COVID, a big deal if you're a 
senior citizen or have health vulnerabilities. Traveling to, let alone 
building stations in these places is a rich man's game. If you've got 
the bucks, you can buy a big score. I'm happy for those who can do so, 
and respect the technical chops of the builders, but it is not MY view 
of a level playing field.

73, Jim K9YC