I own a condo in Loveland, CO just south of Fort Collins. The HOA is a
pain in the butt. My main residence is on the other side of the Rockies
in rural northwestern Colorado where I have acreage, many wire antennas
and a tower with a nice HexBeam on it. When I'm in Loveland I operate my
rural station remotely. It works well and is a lot of fun. I operate
10, 6, 2 and 70cm with antennas in the attic of my condo. But getting on
HF is always going to be remote.
To me hamming is communicating and solving technical challenges and then
being proud of your accomplishments. Remote hamming is just another
version and I'm glad I'm able to do it. In the future I may have to give
up my rural residence, When I do, a neighbor and good friend of mine is
ready and willing to let me setup a solar-powered remote station on his
property. Without that option I would probably be off HF completely.
Remote operating is becoming more and more important for people who
otherwise have no option for HF. That's probably why the K4 has such
excellent facilities for remote operations. Getting on the air and
making contacts, talking to old friends all over the world, adding a new
country or even just a state - THAT is ham radio to me.
Doug -- K0DXV
On 6/29/2021 2:35 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
On 6/28/21 at 12:45 AM, rick.n...@gmail.com (Rick Bates, NK7I) wrote:
Ditto using remote receivers to augment your own; your station can or
cannot; it's THAT simple.
[With apologies to N4ZR. I'll try to tie my comment to germain topics.]
I generally disagree with NK7I's comments because I think ham radio is
a huge tent, and the point is having fun.
However, this comment tickled the thought that setting up remote
receivers could be something hams do regularly. I can imagine a remote
receiver at one son's house in Colorado, and another at the other
son's house in California.
These receivers might be useful for activities like the Elecraft net,
where frequently the QRO stations, which are the backbone of the net,
can't hear the QRP stations who try to check in. It would be a fun
project in station building.
73 Bill AE6JV
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