Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

ARRL changed the rules to allow remotes within the country.  I didn't.  
I don't even use remotes.  The ARRL also allowed you to move around.  
These are completely different animals.   Since you can move around and 
work DXCC then why not use Remote radios to work DX, ***********IF you 
want*************  I worked DXCC stuff in Montana while I lived there 
and here in Colorado.  Some people have chosen to start over.  DXCC is a 
personal singular based award. What you do with DXCC and how you chase 
it has NO impact on my ability to chase my own DXCC.

The alleged IT0XXX who worked K1N from the USA, probably operated that 
radio outside our laws and regs.  He failed to identify properly and 
might have put the actual station owner at risk to FCC action.  Exactly 
who was in control of that radio and how was this allowed to happen?  
Remote radio owners who share their stations might want to take note.

Contesting is a specific event on specific dates.  If Andy wants to 
allow remote SDR receivers and that is in the rules then if you want to 
be competitive you better figure out how to do that ********IF you 
want*********.  Contesting is a competition.  DXCC is  singular award 
that can take place over years and years.    I can't understand how 
people think DXCC is a competition.  Everyone can get DXCC Honor Roll 
#1.  If we are all sitting at 339 and a new country comes up the guy 
that gets number 1 is not the first guy that makes it into the log.  
Everyone gets number 1 that works them and gets it confirmed, right?

If a contest is created that allows participants to use remote radios 
anywhere in their country or allowed by all the various laws, so be it.  
Maybe it would be a big hit.  It would be quite different than what we 
have now.

Please explain to me how DXCC relates at all to Contesting.


Mike W0MU

On 3/17/2015 10:31 AM, Larry Burke wrote:
> Absolutely fascinating that you would hold this view for contesting but not
> for DXCC based on your historical comments, Mike.
>
> Larry K5RK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike
> Fatchett
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:08 AM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests
>
> We are are going to allow remote receivers, why not remote transmitters all
> over the world too...It if were legal.
>
> We might as well just get on any one of the messaging systems, Facebook,
> Apple, Hangouts, Skype and have contests and free up the airwaves for more
> important stuff.
>
> You need to hear my transmitter from your location and I need to hear yours
> from mine.
>
> I am a proponent of remote radio where ALL of the receiving and transmitting
> is done from the same SINGLE remote site with the same distance radius for
> that equipment to be in.
>
> Mike W0MU
>
>