I avoid even a hint of impropriety by only counting contacts I make on a KX2, miles from civilization, without a computer in sight, with cellphone off, and logging by hand. I credit myself bonus points for inclement weather, mosquitos, etc.
Try it sometime ... it's refreshing, not least of which because there's no urban noise, RF, acoustic, or political. Of course it's going to take one helluva backpack antenna to break the pileup at 10 W. Film at 11. 73, Wayne N6KR > On Mar 23, 2019, at 4:04 PM, ab2tc <ab...@arrl.net> wrote: > > Hi Rick and all, > > Clearly, operating your own home station from a remote location is not a > problem at all, morally or legally. Operating a remote "superstation", even > if domestic, from your home location (or other place) in order to add DXCC > credits to your home call clearly is. So you are saying that's as long as > the "superstation" is domestic, it's OK. Rules need to be changed. > > See Eric, I didn't end the sentence with "period". I am learning. > > AB2TC - Knut > > > > Rick WA6NHC-2 wrote >> While the ARRL has accepted remotes as 'legal' for DXCC credit (a >> dubious decision) IF the user is within the same entity as the rest of >> the DXCC entries on the application, it then becomes a moral issue. >> It's faster than driving around the entity for better propagation, also >> entirely 'legit'; or owning several stations scattered about (also legal >> for DXCC and brings up the argument of 'buying' the DXCC, ignored for >> the moment). >> >> Ultimately, all operators must live with the moral choices they've >> made... no one else can shame or praise them as much as they do to >> themselves; presuming that each is honest to ones self. >> >> I can say with certainty that every entry in my log was made with my >> radio, using my antenna(s) that I put up personally (sometimes with >> assistance in this arena). Since I don't really compete against others >> and my fiercest competition, is me. That is the (moral) choice one must >> use; to be true to self. I refer to any DXCC standings, simply to see >> how I'm doing in the overall 'game'. Using my station remotely while >> traveling, doesn't affect that; it's still MY station. >> >> In fairness, not everyone can have a station these days (HOA, budget, >> space) so there is a place for a remote station... I'm not belittling >> that. But HOW it's used, is again, a moral choice. For me, having a >> selection of rented stations about, just to use the best propagation, >> violates my ethics. Choose wisely, you have to live with yourself. >> >> 73 >> Rick NHC >> >> On 3/23/2019 3:05 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>> Knut, >>> >>> If I recall, the DXCC credit is for the location of the transmitting >>> station, so if you are operating remotely, it would be the location of >>> the station you are remoting into, not your control location. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >> <snip> > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
