Topband: Fwd: ARRL Board meets next week

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

Jim,  NP2P has never applied for DXCC but I upload the contacts made 
with the station here to LOTW since they are made with a station located 
in the U.S. Virgin Islands. I also provide some limited QSL returns when 
someone wishes a card as well.  If you wish to operate the station for 
DXCC these contacts would only count for KP2/K2HN and be of no value to 
you for your home station.  For contests this would require the 
investment of several thousand dollars for remote heads for the Icom 
IC-7100 and the Kenwood TS-2000 plus  Remote Rig boxes for your end.  
Also for a contest weekend, with the amplifier,  the cost on my 
electrical bill jumps up by about $220 since we have a .48 cent per KWh 
cost here which is the highest in North America.

My station is not similar to the much discussed rental remotes but more 
of a labor of love by a couple of us who have done this setup.


Herb, KV4FZ

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> " Here in the Virgin Islands I have built and functional SO2R
> station (NP2P) which provides for the operator (N2TTA) to operate from
> his apartment in NYC. "Not sure I understand this correctly.  Like the majority  of amateurs I haven't gotten into remote operation at this point.  Does the op in NYC using the equipment in the Virgin Islands allowed to accumulate DXCC credits?  Can I remotely operate your station in the Virgin Islands for dxcc and contesting?Jimk2hn
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