Topband: Remotes

[David Olean]

Hi Steve,

The horse has left the barn.  I have lost a bit of enthusiasm ever since 
Maine became a hotspot for 160M into Europe a number of years ago.  
There are so many "killer" remote stations in the state now. There is no 
way I can really compete against it and it is very dis heartening to 
hear the W7s using a Maine station and not signing as portable. I have 
heard all the same stuff you were hearing this morning. There is really 
nothing you or I can do about it.  Some follow the rules, and some will 
bend them severely.  As for radio awards, W6PO commented years 
ago...."It is just like collecting matchbook covers". I set my own 
internal goals.

Dave K1WHS

On 2/5/2024 11:57 AM, Steve Harrison wrote:
> This growing practice of hiring a remote in another call area far from
> your own QTH, then working wild and exotic DX wile preventing deserving
> locals operating from their home stations from working same DX, is
> abominable and just plain unethical. I lost what respect I had for a
> couple people I heard work 9M2AX this morning when I heard them do that.
> I heard another guy do that last week that I've only just barely heard
> on 160 in the past across the country; he was at least two hours beyond
> his own sunrise, so obviously hiring a remote, probably that big one up
> near Carson City, Nevada, same station these two guys this morning were
> probably using. The week before last, there was another east coaster, at
> least 2-1/2 hours past his sunrise, who did the same thing at, most
> likely, the same station. I bet the owner of the station is advertising
> it as "WORK 9M2AX on 160 from here!!! Only $XXX for a half hour!!".
>
> I hope these guys are putting an asterisk on their 9M2 QSL cards to
> indicate they didn't work Ross from home; but I won't hold my breath
> that they do.
>
> Steve, K0XP
>
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