Topband: The Remote question

[Rich C]

I think setting up your personal station at home for remote is OK as it is
your station equipment and your antennas. Commercialized RHR is a whole
different ball game to me. To me it is a business and for every station
receiving money for the use of such stations RHR needs to report that
income to the IRS in a 1099 form regardless. Hence I no longer see it as
Amateur radio which is service not for hire.

Rich K7ZV



On Sun, July 12, 2015 8:41 pm, WW3S wrote:
> is there a length limit on microphone cords, or key cords? Because for
> several remote stations, thats what you are talking about.....I’m
> currently in Leesburg VA, over 300 miles from home.....but I still
> operated MY station on and off this weekend, with MY antennas, MY power
> supplies, MY technology and MY sweat equity in putting it all
> together.....while I didnt work any 160, or any new DXCC entities, so
> what if I did? Its still my primary station location, with the same
> antennas I use everyday, and the same transceiver to generate and receive
> RF....only difference is my mic and headset cable is about 340 miles
> long..... 73, Jamie WW3S
>
>
>> On 7/12/2015 8:56:26 PM, Hardy Landskov (n7rt at cox.net) wrote:
>>
>>> Why don't we have the drivers of the Indy 500 operate their cars with
>>>
>> joysticks in the stands or somewhere far, far away? Same thing as
>> remote, right? This is not my radio!!!! My 2 cents.
>> 73 Hardy N7RT
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Cecil
>>  Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:20 PM
>> To: W0MU
>> Cc: topband at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: Topband: The Remote question
>>
>>
>> Well for one thing your $100,000 station doesn't magically appear
>> anywhere in the country just by selecting a new location on the computer
>> screen because where it's located at the moment ain't getting the job
>> done....big difference!
>>
>> I don't have any problem with remote ham radio for general ham radio
>> activities...want to get on the air and rag chew, operate to keep up
>> with your buddies from the nursing home, run a net from your
>> condo...great...knock yourself out...I don't think any one who takes
>> issue with Remote Ham Radio and systems like it would have any problems
>> with that use of it at all...
>>
>> I object as many do to bringing it into the competitive aspects of the
>> hobby and expecting to compete against it with a traditional Amateur
>> Station
>> implementation....and I have no issue with that if its use is
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Rich K7ZV
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