Topband: remotes

[Michael Tope]

People are driven by different things. For instance, I would be lying if 
I claimed I wasn't competitively driven. And I can tell you that at 
points in my life it has caused me to "lose perspective". Have I been 
overly enthusiastic with the drive to my Alpha 91 amplifier on occasion? 
Yes. Have I driven like an idiot in the wee hours of the morning in hope 
of getting to my station in time to work a new one? Yes. For some folks, 
their narcissism seems to be so bad that there are no lines they won't 
cross to be able to claim top-dog status (e.g. Europeans using North 
American remotes to work new ones on 160, claiming to be unassisted in 
contests while using DX cluster assistance, etc).

I think the best advice I've ever heard in this regard is to compete 
with yourself instead of competing with others. For instance, I can 
almost guarantee that I will never make top 10 in the CW Sprint contest. 
I can, however, try to best my previous scores (and hopefully stave off 
cognitive decline). Push yourself to be a better operator and/or station 
builder, use the accomplishments of your betters to show you what is 
possible, take pride in your accomplishments, enjoy the thrill of rare 
openings, and first and foremost - have fun!

73, Mike W4EF...............


On 2/6/2024 5:39 AM, uy0zg via Topband wrote:
> But in reality everything is much more complicated. We talked here in 
> the reflector and went our separate ways..
> For example, someone on this list honestly earned 300 countries :
>
> http://www.arrl.org/system/dxcc/view/DXCC-160M-20240206-USLetter.pdf
>
> He's been working on this for decades. And suddenly some completely 
> unfamiliar and envious mug without RX antennas (and maybe without a 
> station at all) declares 320...
>
> Calling it simply injustice is not enough...
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> UT5UGR
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> Nick, UY0ZG
> http://www.topband.in.ua
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> Mike Smith VE9AA писал(а) 2024-02-06 14:51:
>> I knew it was all over many years ago when I worked a 20dB/9 Italian 
>> station
>> around Sunrise here in one 160m contest. (1pm in Italy)
>>
>>
>>
>> I have never applied for DXCC.  I know what I worked and keep track 
>> of it
>> here locally.  I am the only person who really
>>
>> cares what all the numbers are and since the ARRL DXCC program has (imo)
>> become so watered down in the last couple decades there is little 
>> reason to
>> ever apply.
>>
>>
>>
>> Be happy with who you see in the mirror every morning and celebrate 
>> those
>> around you who are doing it the way that appeals to you.  For those that
>> aren't.well, don't concern yourself with them.  They don't diminish what
>> you've done.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73 Mike VE9AA
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
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