Topband: Fwd: ARRL Board meets next week

[Jim Murray]

Thanks Herb.  I got an education from all the posts re remote operation.  Never really got into it.  Licensed 35 years and still things to learn.  This forum is certainly a wealth of information and many of the members are tops in the field.  Regarding the issue, I've put many enjoyable hours into my dxcc with mostly meager stations.  The only issue I have right now is all those deleted countries.  I have seen a decline in various areas of the hobby and attribute that to gradually making things easier and easier.  You'd think tougher would be a lot more rewarding as it was for me after 3 attempts at 20wpm. Well, that's progress I guess.Regards,jim/k2hn
      From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm at gmail.com>
 To: Jim Murray <adkmurray at yahoo.com>; "Topband at contesting.com" <Topband at contesting.com> 
 Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 3:29 PM
 Subject: Re: Topband: Fwd: ARRL Board meets next week
   
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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