Topband: European SDR on 160 meters

[John]

I totaly agree, this is cheating plain and simple.... the same as one 
claiming a qso/qsl using the internet on something like CQ100... (I have 
heard someone actually trying this) and using an SDR is the same to me....it 
is over the INTERNET and not ham radio as it is traditionally.... therefore 
should not be counted or allowed to be claimed PERIOD. I have a very modest 
100w single sloper 160m station and work very hard for every scrap thrown my 
way.... and this to me is a waste of time, dishonest and a total 
disgrace....If I find someone has used an SDR to contact me, I WILL NOT 
issue a QSL CARD, because to me this is not a TRUE contact, (there has been 
one claim already using an SDR)...... cheaters never 
prosper......(IMHO).....

best dx and 73 to all
Happy New Year
de John
VE7JZ
CO70LM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Briggs" <vk3zl at bigpond.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 2:47 PM
Subject: Topband: European SDR on 160 meters


> Hi all...There has been rumors of  a couple of topband dxers in VK
> making use of SDR technology...As far as I am concerned it is plainly
> cheating if one claims a Dx contact using an SDR located in another Dx
> zone as a receiving aid...
>
> I certainly wouldn't confirm a contact if I found out that an SDR was
> used to make it...
>
> Real hams stand on their own two feet..Most of the fun of topband is
> striving to make the home station as efficient as is possible...If
> future contacts are going to be legitimised using SDR technology, then
> those users certainly are not welcome in my radio shack..
>
>
> Happy New Year for 2010..
>
> 73...Bob..VK3ZL..
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