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

[Ian Maude]

I am not arguing with the technical side at all, nor do I have a problem
with remote operation.  I simply have a problem with remote contesting.  The
vast majority (including me) cannot even dream about affording to have a
remote station.  I have to make do with home or by going portable.  I mean,
what next?  Get someone to set up a remote station at 3B9 and then operate
it from the UK as a dxpedition?

73 Ian

On 1 February 2010 12:22, Roger G3SXW <g3sxw at btinternet.com> wrote:

> It's surely more than just the money. It's the techie challenge. Nothing
> wrong with that! But I agree with Paul: it's a different hobby. Like rowing
> and sailing. Our problem is overlap: some use oars, some sails and some both
> - all on the same playing-field. In normal 1-to-1 QSOs this makes little
> difference, it's actually quite interesting. But in competitive activities
> (contests, awards) these two sub-hobbies must be separated. Maybe
> internet-assisted should be banned from our normal competitive activities.
> They could set up their own competitions, maybe restricted to VHF/UHF if RF
> is still needed.
> 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Maude" <ian at gb7mbc.net>
> To: "Rob - G4LMW" <g4lmw at btconnect.com>
> Cc: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] The Internet-Remote-Contesting age arrives!
>
>
>
>  In my opinion, the contester should be *AT* the station.  Using a remote
>> site is just another case of 'if you have the money' syndrome.
>>
>> 73 Ian
>>
>> --
>> Ian J Maude, G0VGS
>> SysOp GB7MBC & HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters
>> Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455
>> http://www.amateurradiotraining.org
>>
>>
>> On 1 February 2010 08:30, Rob - G4LMW <g4lmw at btconnect.com> wrote:
>>
>>  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.
>>>
>>
>