Topband: Remotes

[Tree]

"Can I claim a 5000 mile 2m QSO by remotely operating a
station 4999 miles away that can communicate with the DX station in the
same village?"

This is getting a bit silly.

If you operate a remote station - it doesn't matter where you are sitting -
it matters where your radio is,

Many people can't put up stations any more and use a remote station for
their operation.  What they do
with awards is between them and "god".  As long as they adhere to whatever
rules are in place for their
license - there is nothing wrong with it.

I cited an example on this reflector recently where an operator was sitting
in W6, using a remote on the East
Coast and saying they were in CA.  Good news - they saw the light and
signed NY for their QTH this time.

I think this thread has run its course - and most of it has been hashed out
before.  There will be remote operations,
some people will use it to inflate their country totals - and some won't.
Not much is going to change as a result of
this thread.

73 Tree N6TR





On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 6:05 PM Ken WA8JXM <wa8jxm at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with Mark.  Can I claim a 5000 mile 2m QSO by remotely operating a
> station 4999 miles away that can communicate with the DX station in the
> same village?
>
> Ken WA8JXM
>
> On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 9:35 AM lmlangenfeld <lmlangenfeld at tds.net> wrote:
>
> > The fundamental questions seem to be: What is the purpose of a DX QSO?
> > What does a DX contact signify?In my book, three things:(1) The ability
> to
> > assemble a station capable of making the contact;(2) An understanding of
> > propagation sufficient to identify and exploit the path; and(3)
> Sufficient
> > operating skill to complete the contact within the constraints of (1) and
> > (2).Otherwise, what's the point?  Without these three things, why bother
> > with radio?Mark -- WA9ETWSent from my  U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
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