Good one
-----Original Message-----
From: K3BU@aol.com <K3BU@aol.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 4:46 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Internet remote Pegasus?!!
>
>In a message dated 5/17/99 7:23:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>steam@megsinet.net writes:
>
><< Think if many clubs and/or hams
> set up a remote hf rig available over the internet.
> Wouldn't have to be full time. A guy could log the rig
> on the internet to make it available for a few hours
> each day or night. The times of availability could be
> posted for users. The connect and disconnect
> could even be automatic. Hmmmmmmm. :-) >>
>
>
>
>Hmmmmm: Why bother with rig, just use internet? No "need" for antennas,
>radios, last two letters, nets, lists, PHO net, heck you can let computer
>"work" DXCC in milliseconds. No need for license, pick your own call. I
>hereby claim rights to the first single letter call in universe - "A" (Eh?
or
>Alfa).
> For those old fashioned OFs, who use old fashioned radios, or remoted
>clubs, please test your skills in WPX CW and see if you can work VA1A on
160m
>in his feeble effort trying to conquer 160m world record. This old
fashioned
>contest nut will drive 1000 miles NE to NS and call endless CQs on a noisy
>empty band in hope to bring the glory to NA, before computers take over us
>completely.
> Now if I can set up remoted, internitted rigs on each continent, that
>would be a different story. I wouldn't have to travel and maybe I can even
>beat the 30 kW (Italian 300W) Lampedusa operations. Just need fast
connection
>to CQWWW.QRZ.COM and see how fast I can "work" all hams in the world. Eh?
> Last chance to obtain the paper QSL card with picture of horse
>pulled, on the ice, first airplane (in Canada and British Empire), Silver
>Dart. VA1A celebrates 90th anniversary of the first flight of Silver Dart
in
>Baddeck, NS. Omni VI and Omni C will be used and evaluated alongside IC781,
>to determine contest worthiness of TT radios with knobs.
>See y'all in the noise!
>
>Yuri, K3BU, VE3BMV, VE1BY, P40A, A
>One of Tesla RC Sparks: N2EE, NT1E, VA1A
>
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