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

[David G3YYD]

Of course you can get a remote station. It is a matter of persuading 
someone to set up the necessary software and then loan you their station 
for the contest duration.

Now I should have attended more on that work course on assertiveness, 
persuasiveness and salesmanship.

David G3YYD

On 01/02/2010 12:40, Ian Maude wrote:
> 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.
>>>>>            
>>>>          
>>>        
>>      
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