In my opinion the stew perry rule is in the spirit of contesting. Technically advanced stations might all be able to squeeze out a few more db of SNR yet there are limits and importantly the rule doesn't create an arms race for a single prime location.
I don't think we necessarily understand the propagation well enough to know what QSOs might be possible if RX grids could be set up close to but not necessarily on station property. W6 big guns are heard all over Europe but Qs can be challenging. There is definitely room in the sport for RX rules that encourage creativity and engineering. 73 Matt NQ6N On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Wayne Kline <w...@hotmail.com> wrote: > W2GD's so eloquently expressed his feelings.... and I am 100% in > agreement with him on this issue. > > Ever since John AA1K gave a program at an FRC meeting in the early 80's I > have been tweeking my > > battle with SN/ratio's and man made nose. hours and hours, beverages, > bogs K9AY and 4 sq receiving > > array .... and every wire every ground rod , was located @ " MY QTH " > no my mountain HOME > > This remote receiving is akin to the days we had a 2mter spotting > NET..... both simples and full duplex. > > some one would call out a station i.e. BY9QH 3539 and for the un > believer's after a " few I can't hear him " > > The call out station would open hi FM mic to his R4C receiver and most > of use would be more determined to > > RE Read ON4UN's low band DX'ing to see what we might be able to do. > > I was there when W2GD worked a VU on the top band ... with this CRAZY > notion promoting remote receive sites. > > I should have keep calling and listing to keep his 2mtr mic open and > pray.... > > > My .02 > > Wayne W3EA > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband