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

[Richard F DiDonna NN3W]

Give me a break: you're creating excuses now.  You can fly from San
Francisco to Boston for $250 round trip - nonstop.  That is not
expensive.  You can fly from San Francisco to Aruba for as low as $450
round trip.

73 Rich NN3W

On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 3:54 PM Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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