[VHFcontesting] Is this a QSO?

[John Geiger]

Or how about 2 handsets both tuned to the same
frequency?  We can even go to the 2.4g cordless phones
if they are both in the ham band.  2 new bands with
only a trip to walmart required

73s John NE0P

--- Tom Carney <tomc7 at earthlink.net> 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.
> 
> 73  Tom KE6FI/r
> 
> 
> 
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