Amen. One commercial remote business advertises "completely anonymous operation". It's the ham radio version of the No-Tell Motel.
Sure, it could be someone else's station. I heard the IT9 "QSO" described in the original note. He was definitely NOT transmitting from Europe, and this is not the first time I have heard him do this. A look at the description of his equipment on QRZ.com would lead one to believe he didn't make this contact from home. This is not a whine and my panties are not in a wad. Just adding an observation. - Larry K5RK (full disclosure: no affiliation with or use of a remote) -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Merv Schweigert Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 2:28 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Foreign stns using NA remotes for K1N This is easily found out without the NSA, just look at who paid for the minutes used at a remote station and it would show who used it and when, Can guarantee that wont be forth coming. Reminds me of the ole joke: The first chicken that cackles, laid the egg. 73 Merv K9FD/KH6, >> I mentioned last week that we would be seeing over seas stations >> using US based remotes stations to work K1N. It was mentioned here >> that this won't happen, and that the US remote station operators >> monitor this activity carefully and do not permit it. Well, it is >> happening. > > Dave, > > How do you know it was a remote, and not someone using someone else's > call or someone using someone's station and not signing legally? Were > you watching the Internet, like the NSA? Maybe it was that KK6 > fellow everyone was trashing? :) > > 73 Tom > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > . > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband