Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests

[Katz Ajamas]

I've been reading the mail on this and naturally have an opinion.

The internet is not radio!

ANY use of the internet during contests should be prohibited. Before, fine.
After, fine. During? It ain't radio! No internet spotting!

A remote receiver site that is linked by amateur radio is reasonable and
should be allowed in a contest. Provided that only one site is used for the
duration of the contest. Ditto for a remote transmitter site. This means
that if a remote site is used the local site is excluded. If the link goes
down...fix it or give up. This is radio!

Spotting should be allowed but only on site or over radio. No telephone. No
internet. Pigeon....OK, an exception for pigeon. I'm serious. No friends
reporting spots from the internet over the radio.

Special 'Olympics' Category stations exception. Use of the internet to
interact with a station from afar. Think long sticks tied to the knobs
because the shack is full of biting spiders or too far for the dialysis
tubing. OK, provided only one station is used for the duration of the
contest and the internet is used for nothing else.

Violation voids the stations entry and all  credit for contacts with that
station.

73, Bob ah7i