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

[Stuart M0RXX]

You, old fashioned, Rob. Never! Well 1900 may be?


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On 1 Feb 2010, at 11:56, Ian Maude <ian at gb7mbc.net> wrote:

> 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
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>
> 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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