I am glad to see this subject return to the topband reflector. Hard to believe, but contrary to what Tree has said, my investigations indicate that the present DXCC rules would, unfortunately, permit the use of remote Internet-connected SDRs in another continent for purposes of making DXCC contacts. In my posting here last year,
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/2010-01/msg00009.html I outlined my correspondence with the DXCC desk on the subject. Perhaps if more people make the point to the DXCC desk, their ARRL reps (on the DXAC and at the Section level) we can get the rules to be changed (or clarified) so that this kind of activity is clearly out of bounds. The (somewhat related) DXAC report to which I referred in the posting has been moved or removed from the ARRL webpages. If anyone wants to get a copy, send email to me. 73, Bill K0KT At 14:00 2/11/2011, you wrote: >From: Tree <[email protected]> >CC: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:17:17 -0600 >Subject: Re: Topband: Web SDR's and 'Cheating' > ext/plain; charset="us-ascii" >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 07:21:26PM -0800, Bob Kupps wrote: > > > What is the ethical position on this, it sure seems wrong to me > >What country are the people really "working" with their radio? > >There is not a two way exchange of information with someone in a >single country - therefore - no QSO. The DX station is making >these QSOs not count. If caught - they will not be accepted for >DXCC. > >Next step - put the transmitter there too and make it even easier!! > >Boo hiss!! > >Tree N6TR William Q. Meeker Department of Statistics 2109 Snedecor Hall Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 Phone: 515-294-5336 Fax: 515-294-4040 Home Fax: 515-232-1323 www.public.iastate.edu/~wqmeeker _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
