Rick said it well. I have modest antennas compared to big gun stations but I have been able to get 8 band DXCC and 311 countries worked since 2006. All are from my home QTH. I’d be cheating myself if I used a West Coast station to work into Asia.
I do operate remote. My home station while on vacation or from my office during lunch. But it is still using my QTH. I helped my friend set up his station in Hawaii for remote operation and I have operated his station both while there and remotely. I maintain a KH6/ log for those contacts. I have worked Laos from there but never from home. I was thrilled the time I worked Viet Nam from my NJ QTH. They don’t call it Honor Roll for nothing. Dave wo2x Vice President North Jersey DX Association Sent from my iPad > On Mar 23, 2019, at 10:17 PM, Fred Jensen <k6...@foothill.net> wrote: > > Agreed Rick and well said. I occasionally operate W7RN [a west coast > superstation] remotely. Any DX contacts made will not be claimed for DXCC. > The station is close [50 km or so], and it would certainly be within the > letter of the rules, but it doesn't feel right. Fortunately, this is all a > moot issue for me since, > > 1. My occasional operations are usually for specific purposes [not DX] and; > > 2. So far, I haven't worked any DX; > > 3. And, I may never get around to submitting my claim for a DXCC upgrade > from LoTW+cards. > > The radio world has changed dramatically since DXCC was invented. I'm really > glad I don't have to make/update the rules. > > 73, > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > >> On 3/23/2019 3:24 PM, Rick WA6NHC 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
