[VHFcontesting] Is this a QSO?

[John K9IJ]

At 10:55 AM 4/21/2003 -0700, Tom Carney wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John K9IJ" <k9ij at vx5.com>
> >
> > I don't think so.
> >
> > It violates rule 4c
> >
> > c) No contacts through active repeaters are permitted, except for
>Satellite
> > Awards.
> >
> > The Handset Base (on each end) with the phone line between them act as a
> > repeater,
> > in this case.
> >
>However this seems like an interesting idea to pick up a multiplier of so
>during a contest.  How about we somehow interface a mike and speaker (or
>even a telephone) to the base unit.  If we could then make a contact between
>the handset and base unit seems like it would be valid.  I seem to remember
>however there is a distance limit for contest QSOs (a mile)?  Would likely
>require line of site to make the contact.

That would work.

What's easier, and usually cheaper, is a couple of 900MHZ Baby monitors. Get
a couple on the same channel and you can fairly easily turn them into 
transceivers.


John - K9IJ


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