Dave... I actually addressed most of this with a proposal earlier today on how DXCC could be changed to accommodate these situations. If you didn't see it, I can forward you a copy.
- Larry K5RK -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 9:00 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Foreign stns using NA remotes for K1N Remote operation was made legal for DXCC in 1998. At that time, the distance constraint established was "within the same DXCC entity". 17 years later, tightening the distance constraint would be challenging. What do you say to the DXer who is legally or topographically unable to establish a useful station on his or her home property and so spent thousands of dollars to acquire land and setup a remote station, possibly based on "how to" articles in ARRL publications? No matter what distance limit you now choose, some of those ops would no longer be able to use their remote stations. There is also the issue of QSOs made with remote stations beyond the tightened distance limit during the past 17 years. Are they invalidated, with awards retracted? Or are they grandfathered, creating a new "fairness" issue. In the absence of a time machine, our only recourse is to move forward. Some DXers pursue DXCC awards with QRO, while others use QRP. Some use digital modes like RTTY, while others (who enjoy watching paint dry) use the incredibly sensitive JT modes. The DXCC playing field has never been remotely level, and freezing technology at any point in time won't level it. Internet-based remote stations are just another option that some DXers will use and others will not. The op who worked them all with QRP and wire antennas from a shack beneath the auroral oval in Northern Canada will always have bragging rights over the op did so using a big amp with stacked monobanders and low-band receiving arrays from a QTH on the geomagnetic equator. Internet-based remote operation won't change that. 73, Dave, AA6YQ _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband