Topband: Use of remote receivers

[Rick Stealey]

I haven't seen this aspect of the subject covered - the impact on "the other station."
Say I am a little pistol in NJ, and I try to work a station with a big signal out on the west coast.  He's having trouble with me so he switches to a remote receiver in VA and picks me up.  I THINK I've just worked the west coast, but in reality my signal only went 200 miles.  If this happens enough I might decide not to improve my transmit antenna, or the rest of my station.  Don't we all suffer a little as a result?

Rick  K2XT