Yes!
Mike W0MU
On 2/26/2015 10:49 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Thu,2/26/2015 7:29 AM, kolson@rcn.com wrote:
Sometimes it's more in how things are presented. The thing that
struck me was how the ARRL looked at it was some kind of triumphant
feat when it struck me as, ultimately, kind of sad.
Have you ever visited a multi-transmitter contesting station? Do you
have any idea of the engineering it took to build it and make it
competitive? We're talking antenna system design, careful engineering
and filtering to allow multiple transmitters at high power to not
interfere with others at the same QTH, power distribution for those
transmitters, an acoustic operating environment that permits all those
guys to be running SSB in the same room without going nuts?
Do you have any idea of the systems engineering needed to remote a
single station? I'm an EE, designed complex audio systems in my
professional life. I've looked at what it would take to remote my
station and quickly decided that it was WAY too much work. Heck -- it
takes much of my time keeping my station running for me to sit in
front of. Among other things, you've got to goof-proof the control
systems so that you don't fry your gear (and Mr. Rodman described).
Multiply that by 5 or 6 stations, and that's a very serious
accomplishment. THAT is ham radio.
Sitting in front of a radio that you bought, set on a table, and
hooked up to an antenna that you bought with pre-made cables that you
bought is a lot closer to CB than ham radio.
73, Jim K9YC
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