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Topband: CQWW160 Remote receiver rule

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Subject: Topband: CQWW160 Remote receiver rule
From: Niko Cimbur via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Niko Cimbur <ac6dd@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:44:26 -0800
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VO1HP writes:

>In my view I don't see anything wrong with using the SDR in the contest to
>increase my participation and satisfaction  and provide the NF mult. ...but the
>rules are the rules ...so be it for now.  

My remote station has been in operation for several years.  It is about 10 
miles from my house.
It is setup for transmitting and receiving.  What I found out from 
participating remotely in a Stew Perry or two is that it just wasn't the same 
experience for me, and I would still go to the site to operate CQ160.
When the site receive capabilities were degraded, I found a new place 75 km 
away.  I go there for the weekend and set it all up for the Contest.  The 
Receive capabilities are better, but not the TX.  Many times I wished that I 
could use my remote to call a multiplier and increase my score, but the rules 
are the rules.

It does not seem to me that it would be too difficult for you to drive to your  
RX site only 50km away, put up an Inverted L antenna and actually give out 
multipliers that count.

73,

Niko AC6DD
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