Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread dgb
Amen Jim ... well stated!! 73 Dwight NS9I On 5/17/2017 12:20 PM, Jim Brown wrote: You have a highly distorted view of remote operation, which seems to be based on the "rent a shack" of Remote Ham Radio. I do agree that buying time on someone else's remote station thousands of miles

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guts, this portion of the thread was closed earlier today. Please, no more pro/con arguments on remote operation. Eric Moderator, for real! elecraft.com _..._ > On May 17, 2017, at 2:25 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote: > > If you don't like them, don't work them. If you can't tell

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Jim Rhodes
If you don't like them, don't work them. If you can't tell the difference, then what is the difference? On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Gian Luca Cazzola wrote: > Are we sure that this, remote radio, is really again ham radio and a > radio shack? > > I don’t want be

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Jim Brown
You have a highly distorted view of remote operation, which seems to be based on the "rent a shack" of Remote Ham Radio. I do agree that buying time on someone else's remote station thousands of miles from your own to fill in DX countries is cheating, even though it doesn't technically violate

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's end remote operating pro/con comments from this thread to keep things under control and not overload our other readers. 73, Eric Moderator (In the air on my way to Dayton with our team. See you there in Building 1!) elecraft.com _..._

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Josh
Oh my. I'm doing finger calisthenics & warming up the delete key. This OT storm is gonna be huge!! 73, Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On May 17, 2017, at 5:32 AM, Gian Luca Cazzola wrote: > > Are we sure that this, remote radio, is really again ham radio and a

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Barry Baines
Ian: > On May 17, 2017, at 8:32 AM, Gian Luca Cazzola wrote: > > Are we sure that this, remote radio, is really again ham radio and a radio > shack? Yes. Due to homeowner association deed restrictions and smaller lots, it isn’t always possible to have a ham station at

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Jim Miller
I'm likely to move to smaller quarters in a year or two and won't necessarily be able to have the full capabilities of my current QTH. I'll be looking to setup my own private remote perhaps at my daughter's house for continued use. I suspect many hams might be considering this for their own

Re: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Chester Alderman
Cazzola Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 8:32 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500 Are we sure that this, remote radio, is really again ham radio and a radio shack? I don’t want be offensive to anybody, but I think

[Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

2017-05-17 Thread Gian Luca Cazzola
Are we sure that this, remote radio, is really again ham radio and a radio shack? I don’t want be offensive to anybody, but I think that our community, including our associations and the contest committees, should ask ourself this question and take decisions consequently. This kind of