Re: Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems

2015-03-25 Thread j...@kk9a.com
Brilliant! I like this idea. John KK9A To: Subject:Re: Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems From: "Ed Sawyer" Reply-to: sawye...@earthlink.net Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:18:14 -0400 I agree with John's (KK9A) commentary but not nece

Re: Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems

2015-03-25 Thread Ed Sawyer
I agree with John's (KK9A) commentary but not necessarily that it needs a new category. Just add it to the assisted category. Leave the unassisted category as is. Assisted is an evolving slippery slope anyway and more of these things will emerge - no doubt. Assisted is really "technology and in

Re: Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems

2015-03-25 Thread j...@kk9a.com
only be competing against stations with similar restrictions. John KK9A To: John Crovelli , Topband Subject:Re: Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems From: Victor Goncharsky Reply-to: Victor Goncharsky Hi John, I vote for solution B &g

Re: Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems

2015-03-23 Thread Victor Goncharsky
Hi John, I vote for solution B >B. Remote RX systems must be no more than 100 km from the TX antenna >location. > >Thanks again for your interest in this subject and your thoughtful comments. >Regards, >John, W2GD > >  >_ >Topband Reflecto

Re: Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems

2015-03-23 Thread Bob Garrett
Hello John et al, Nice summary. As someone who is certainly new to contesting but not to chasing DX on 160 meters, here are my thoughts regarding remote receivers. Yes, Topband is hard! If it was easy, everyone would do it and those of us who have achieved numbers over 300 countries worked woul

Topband: Additional Comments on Impact of Remote RX Systems

2015-03-23 Thread John Crovelli
This has been a great discussion.nearly 50 posts on the remote RX question this weeknice job everyone.we even managed to keep it fairly 'civil'. I went back and read all of your posts a second time, and selected some of the observations and suggestions for this summary discussion wh