[UK-CONTEST] The Internet-Remote-Contesting age arrives!

[Rob - G4LMW]

Interesting Nigel

Is it me, or does anyone else feel that the operator should be within a 
reasonable distance of the station?

Maybe I'm just old-fashioned?

73, Rob
G4LMW
http://www.G4LMW.co.uk



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nigel G3TXF" <nigel at G3TXF.com>
To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 7:00 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] The Internet-Remote-Contesting age arrives!


> The last weekend in January is traditionally busy for
> contesters with several contests running in parallel
> including the CQWW-CW-160m and the REF-CW. However the ever
> interesting postings on 3830 reveal that the "internet
> remote contesting" age has really arrived.
>
> There's a W4 (sitting in a warm shack in Florida or
> somewhere?) who has entered the REF-CW Contest was F/WA4PXP
> and the CQWW-160m Contest as DL/WA4PXP through separate
> remote stations in France (F4JRC) and Germany (DJ3AA).
> Presumably somewhat tongue in cheek, Jim WA4PXP comments
> "Operating in Europe is non-stop action" !
>
> Standby for the brave new world of "internet remote
> contesting"?
>
> 73 - Nigel G3TXF
>
> PS : G3TXF remained very much in the old world of Single-Op
> unassisted for CQWW-CW-160m, netting 1,480 Qs, 73 DXCC, 49
> States/Prov for 1.1m points.
>
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