Just because someone wants to operate remotely doesn't make them any lesser of
an operator. In fact I would make the argument that someone operating at home
has an advantage over someone that is operating remotely. Those internet drops
and other problems that you have to fix remotely always seem to come at the
worse time. I've setupPJ4A four times this year for K4BAI so I have lots of
experience in this area. We really would've liked to have operated PJ4A as a
multi-op in CQWW like we always do but there was no way for us to be
competitive with one radio so that's why we did single bands. Sure you could
setup a two station remote but that can get very expensive. All the amplifiers
you can control remotely aren't cheap! I have lots of respect to those who can
score high while operating remotely. Just look at what N6MJ did in CQWW
CW.JeffSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: 12/4/20 9:30 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cq-contest@contesting.com Subject: Re:
[CQ-Contest] CQWW is a Great Contest -- NOT On 12/2/2020 5:08 PM,
rjairam@gmail.com wrote:> Some of the west coast is now remoting out East now,
so what's the problem?A large part of the fun for me is doing it from a station
that I built, and I have greater respect for guys like my neighbor K6XX who
built all of his, than for guys who haven't done that, just that walk in and
operate. When Bob lost his home and station in a wildfire three months ago, I
offered him my station for any test that he chose to operate. He thanked me,
but instead said he wanted to work from what he could rebuild on the ruins.My
point here is that contest scoring rules should not strongly favor one region
over another, but it's obvious from where I sit that the rules strongly favor
the people who make them. K6XX has made to a couple of WRTCs, and during the
one in Boston, he had the chance to operate someone's station there (not as a
WRTC competitor). He told me on his return that it was a completely different
contest. THAT'S the problem.And, I repeat, CQWW IS a very simple-minded
contest. All you have to do is get the call right and the logging software does
the rest for the vast majority of stations you're going to work. Yes, US, VE,
VK, and Russia are exceptions. Compare that to a contest like SS where you
actually have to copy something the logging program doesn't tell you.73, Jim
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