On 2015-02-04, at 12:45 PM, David Raymond wrote:
> I mentioned last week that we would be seeing over seas stations using US
> based remotes stations to work K1N. It was mentioned here that this won't
> happen, and that the US remote station operators monitor this activity
> carefully and do not permit it. Well, it is happening. I have personally
> witnessed on IT9 station and one JA station using clearly NA based remote
> stations to work K1N on 160m. That's probably just the tip of the iceberg.
> It's rather obvious when they are on 160m and are 20 or 30 db stronger than
> the din of the DX stations calling. There will be more. Incidentally, they
> were not signing at /W#, /K#, etc. Realistically it's probably not
> preventable but saddening.
Why not just get rid of the radios entirely, & instead, have some sort of an
on-line chat fest, similar to the old "Dr. DX" computer add-on of some 30 years
ago...?!
"Senor, we doan neet yoor steenkeeng propagation heer, annaways...!!!"
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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