Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests

[John Crovelli]

The message did not go anywhere Tony. I am forwarding your comments to the Topband reflector.
Regards, GD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: N2TK, Tony [mailto:tony.kaz at verizon.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 4:28 PM
> To: 'topband-bounces at contesting.com'
> Subject: RE: Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests
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My feeling is the transmit and receive antennas need to be in the same location, whether it is a local or remote operation. That removes the variable of having the possibility of receive antennas at more than one location giving a possible decided advantage due to propagation and/or noise.
If the station (transit and receive antennas)  is remote then so indicate on
the score report like we do for ARRL with the check box for SO2R.
I don't want to see the remote stations shut out. I feel they are a viable
asset going forward and helps a lot of antenna restricted Hams. I feel they
are somewhat the same as me traveling to another location to rent a house
that has antennas. Someday that may be my only option for operating?


I have a couple new plasma TV's near me and a small lot which limits me on
receive antennas and lots of QRM from the TV's.  I do not feel I have a
sufficient reason to use remote receive antennas for contesting or DXCC. I
feel I have some choices:
 - Rent or setup a remote station (transmit and receive antennas)
 - Move
 - Travel and operate from someone else's station or another station that I
 have set up..
 - Put up with the noise and do the best I can from my present station.

 73,
 N2TK, Tony
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