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Re: [CQ-Contest] Contesting using remote stations

To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv@subich.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contesting using remote stations
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:44:55 -0700
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:58:27AM -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> 
> > Exactly what are the "unfair" advantages of a remote station? It  
> > seems to me that there might be some significant *disadvantages* to  
> > remote contest operation.
> 
> The "unfair" advantages are: 1) the ability to build antennas that 
> that would not be available in normal residential areas, 2) the 
> ability to operate from geographically advantaged locations (e.g., 
> rare zone, country, section) without being a resident or travel, 
> 3) the ability (although not legally) to use multiple receive 
> locations. 

So, you're grievance is not so much with remote stations as with QTH envy?
I guess you are against guest operators at bigger/better located stations 
than their own, too?

-- 
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/

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