N7ZG wrote:
> On Remoting - If the transmitter, receiver and antennas are
> within the designated station circle then why should anyone
> care where the operator is located. Managing communication
> latencies is a technical challenge. Does it advance the
> radio art? Maybe. It might likely break down some of the
> economic barriers to building large stations. This would be
> a good thing that advances contesting and dxing. Does it
> negatively impact the value of operator skill? I think not.
W4TV replied:
Because the operator is as much a part of the station as are
the transmitters, receivers, antennas and computers. Part of
building a station in an advantaged location is being there
to operate it - not operating from somewhere else. If one is
going to have a station in KL7 during ARRL DX, one should be
in KL7 during ARRL DX <G>. If one is going to have a station
in North Dakota during RTTY Roundup, one should be in North
Dakota during RTTY Roundup.
W1NN comments:
If the RF is coming from North Dakota, how can you say that contacts with
such a station are not from North Dakota? Why does it matter where the
operator is?
If I make contacts in SS by remotely operating a station in ND while I am
physically in Ohio, there are only two conceivable possibilities for my QTH:
either ND or OH. Would it make any sense at all for me to give my section
as OH?
I don't see what "advantaged location" has to do with the issue of remote
operating. Is there a difference if I remotely operate (from Ohio) a
station in PA compared with one in ND?
73,
Hal W1NN
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