Regarding Rick Karlquist's commentary ===> where he says "*. . . . Remote bases are now banned from DXCC as well. This is the familiar pattern of things that were OK for the elite, suddenly being banned once the great unwashed obtain access. . . . .*"
Back around 1978 I sent in a proposed article to the QST folks describing a RTTY (CW too) contest keyer based on a Rockwell KIM-1 development tool. The software I wrote would allow timekeeping, contact-number, contest message contents, etc (plus controlling my 50MHz beacon.) The user still needed to have a RTTY machine for copy but the KIM-1 and SW did the big job during slow periods. The ARRL/QST folks rejected the article proposal saying it would give too much of an advantage to users in a contest. So, getting contest tools and rules changed/modified is a sticky-wicket in competitive events. Being ahead of the curve or behind it is often frustrating . . . . 73 to all . . . Dick/w7wkr CN97uj and wd2xsh-26 CN98pi ========================================================= "Message: 1 Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:01:42 -0800 From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <rich...@karlquist.com> To: Frank Davis <fda...@nfld.net>, topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW160 Remote receiver rule Message-ID: <54be89f6.9060...@karlquist.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed On 1/20/2015 7:20 AM, Frank Davis wrote: > The contest rules dictate that e remote receiver controlled over the internet is not permitted in the CQWW160 contest. > >st that I have avoided this far. > > Maybe if enough of us push for it we can have the rules modified to permit remote receivers within the same grid square as the home station. > > 73 Frank VO1HP > This certainly deserves further consideration. I have a problem with the grid square criterion. Grid squares are an artificial construct, and I think it would be better to choose a specified distance, such as 100 km in the Stew Perry. Personally, I would like to see this increased to 100 miles (160 km). Also, you might happen to be in the corner of a grid square, which would limit your options for no good reason. This is IMHO entirely different from using an internet remote on the East coast to hear EU better (or in your case, a west coast remote to hear AS better), which is what the contest sponsors are trying to prevent (and rightly so). The proliferation of internet remotes for hire has now poisoned the well for conventional remote receive sites. Remote bases are now banned from DXCC as well. *This is the familiar pattern of things that were OK for the elite, suddenly being banned once the great unwashed obtain access.* One idea I have toyed with would be to setup up some sort of SDR that would record the entire 160 meter band for the duration of a contest. I could install this at a quiet site, and then, after the contest, dtermine what I couldn't hear. It might be very enlightening and doesn't violate the contest rules. Maybe you should try this initially as a proof of concept. What would be needed is a system that could run on batteries for the duration of the contest. Rick N6RK" _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband