I think the key word is “Station” which assumes that 500M diameter circle encompasses all aspects of the station to include feedlines and antennas.
A transmitter and/or receiver are not a station without their associated antenna systems. Cecil K5DL Sent from my iPad > On Oct 13, 2019, at 11:39 AM, thorvaldur S T E F A N S S O N > <otrada...@gmail.com> wrote: > > May I respectfully point out that DXCC rule 9: b) says: > > *b)* All transmitters and receivers comprising a station used for a > specific contact must be located within a 500-meter diameter circle. > > Although it is a rather "strange" rule, it only mentions transmitters and > receivers, it thankfully does not mention antennas at all. > > 73 Thor, TF4M > >> On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM Greg - ZL3IX <zl...@inet.net.nz> wrote: >> >> Guys need to be more discriminatory when discussing remote operation. I >> use a remote installation, and have for years, but I abide by the DXCC >> rules which state that the Tx and Rx antennas have to be within 500 m of >> each other. Furthermore, this installation I designed and built myself, >> and I maintain myself, with great effort. This practice should NOT be >> equated with the practice of using a random Rx installation on the Net, >> probably not even in the same country as the operator using it. >> >> 73, Greg, ZL3IX >> >>> On 2019-10-13 07:34, WW3S wrote: >>> Good for you Roger....you always hear about hams using remotes to work >> the dx, but they don’t usually say much when the dx uses a remote to hear >> them.... >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On Oct 12, 2019, at 1:21 PM, Roger D Johnson <n...@roadrunner.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> There is no way an organization such as the ARRL can prevent cheating >> in the DXCC program. It has to depend on the honesty of the hams involved. >> Yes..some >>>> people will cheat but I can't see how they can derive any satisfaction >> from >>>> that. >>>> >>>> Last year I worked VU2GSM on Top Band. I heard rumors that Kanti used >> remote >>>> receiving locations and, when asked, he freely admitted it. He's in my >> log >>>> but I didn't claim credit for that contact. >>>> >>>> YMMV! >>>> >>>> 73, Roger N1RJ >>>> _________________ >>>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >>> _________________ >>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >> >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >> > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector