During ARRL 100th celebration I was W1AW/4 on 160 meters.
I was using a inverted "L" or more accurately a "1" antenna.
I saw spots, "Can't hear", "No receiver" etc. A remote rx antenna would
have alleviated such comments.
Remote rx antenna is a game changer and should be addressed by the DX
and contest authorities.
73 Lou KE1F
On 3/16/2015 10:31 AM, Tree wrote:
Rick -
This aspect is certainly a game changer - and why there has to be some
reasonable limit to how far away a remote receiver can be (if it is
allowed at all). As W7EW posted, the Step Perry contest has a limit
on that.
However, there will always be some stations who will want to give into
the temptation and break the rules. This will happen no matter how
the rules are crafted unfortunately. If someone consistently can hear
you when nobody else can - and they are operating from a small city
lot - I would start to suspect something like this is going on.
73 Tree N6TR
On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 7:01 AM, Rick Stealey <rstealey@hotmail.com> wrote:
I haven't seen this aspect of the subject covered - the impact on "the other
station."
Say I am a little pistol in NJ, and I try to work a station with a big signal
out on the west coast. He's having trouble with me so he switches to a remote
receiver in VA and picks me up. I THINK I've just worked the west coast, but
in reality my signal only went 200 miles. If this happens enough I might
decide not to improve my transmit antenna, or the rest of my station. Don't we
all suffer a little as a result?
Rick K2XT
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