[SCCC] An excellent meeting

[W6ph--- via SCCC]

I am sorry that I couldn't attend as we were celebrating Mother's Day  
yesterday.  It sounds like it was a great meeting.
 
I have to comment about remote operation.  I agree that it is a great  
solution for those who cannot put up antennas at their residence and set up a  
remote operation at a location in their vicinity.  K6NR comes to  mind.  
However I have a very sour taste for those that live in the west and  use the 
W2RE remote base to enhance their 160m standings.  At VP9 this year  I got a 
call from K6SIK who gave me 599NY and then sent me a QSL with his Cal  QTH on 
it and no mention of a remote operation.  
 
During the ARRL 10 Meter Contest I got calls from a YO4 and a 3Z station  
when we didn't have propagation to Europe.  Obviously it was a remote  
operation without signing portable at the transmitter location.
 
Maybe I am not keeping up with the times but these types of remote use seem 
 unethical to me.
 
73, Kurt W6PH
 
 
In a message dated 5/10/2015 12:23:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
sccc at contesting.com writes:

*There  was a fascinating discussion of the pros and cons of remote 
ham radio  operation.  Some cited horror stories about stations 
signing a call  sign from a different continent than their transmitter site
during a  contest, with no indication of that fact.  Others noted that 
remote  
operating can be a solution for those who cannot put up antennas at  
home.