Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests

[Matt Murphy]

In my opinion the stew perry rule is in the spirit of contesting.
Technically advanced stations might all be able to squeeze out a few more
db of SNR yet there are limits and importantly the rule doesn't create an
arms race for a single prime location.

I don't think we necessarily understand the propagation well enough to know
what QSOs might be possible if RX grids could be set up close to but not
necessarily on station property.

W6 big guns are heard all over Europe but Qs can be challenging. There is
definitely room in the sport for RX rules that encourage creativity and
engineering.

73
Matt NQ6N



On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Wayne Kline <w3ea at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  W2GD's so eloquently  expressed his feelings.... and I am 100% in
> agreement with him on this issue.
>
> Ever since John AA1K gave a program at an FRC meeting in the early 80's  I
> have been  tweeking my
>
> battle with SN/ratio's   and man made nose. hours and hours, beverages,
> bogs K9AY and 4 sq receiving
>
> array .... and  every  wire  every ground rod , was located @ " MY QTH "
>  no my mountain HOME
>
>  This remote receiving is akin to the days we had a 2mter spotting
> NET..... both simples and full duplex.
>
>  some one would call out a station  i.e.  BY9QH  3539    and for the un
> believer's  after a " few I can't hear him "
>
> The call out station would  open hi FM mic to his R4C receiver  and  most
> of use  would be more determined  to
>
> RE Read ON4UN's low band DX'ing  to see what  we might be able to do.
>
> I was there when W2GD worked a VU on the top band ... with this CRAZY
> notion promoting remote receive sites.
>
> I should have keep calling and listing to  keep his  2mtr mic open and
> pray....
>
>
> My  .02
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> Wayne   W3EA
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