Topband: Use of remote receivers

[Larry]

Perhaps a rewording of the multi-op rules (in those contests where the rule 
exists) that all stations, including receivers, must be within a certain 
radius and make it apply to single ops as well. Of course, there will still 
be cheaters.

73, Larry  W6NWS

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tree
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 10:31 AM
To: Rick Stealey
Cc: 160
Subject: Re: Topband: Use of remote receivers

Rick -

This aspect is certainly a game changer - and why there has to be some
reasonable limit to how far away a remote receiver can be (if it is
allowed at all).  As W7EW posted, the Step Perry contest has a limit
on that.

However, there will always be some stations who will want to give into
the temptation and break the rules.  This will happen no matter how
the rules are crafted unfortunately.  If someone consistently can hear
you when nobody else can - and they are operating from a small city
lot - I would start to suspect something like this is going on.

73 Tree N6TR

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 7:01 AM, Rick Stealey <rstealey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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