Hi Dave, I'm not asking you (as a group I am taking the your usage of "us" to mean) to believe anything. My personal opinion is that ethics, integrity and honor are individual rather than absolute values. I have no idea what the current DXCC or any other award/contest rules are but if they are violated then that participant should be disqualified; however the OP made no mention of the QSOs using this method being used for credit in any awards program or contest results. So I reiterate my opinion that in the absence of any legal or rule violations the ethics and merit of making a contact using this method, just like using DX helper nets, cluster spots, remote control super stations, QRP/QRO etc. are a matter for the individual to judge for himself. 73 Bob HS0ZIA
--- On Sat, 2/12/11, Dave Heil <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dave Heil <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Topband: Web SDR's and 'Cheating' To: "Bob Kupps" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 11:54 AM Bob, Would you have us believe that ethics, integrity and honor are optional? People have been disqualified from the DXCC program for less. Dave Heil K8MN On 2/11/2011 03 21, Bob Kupps wrote: > Seems to me like just another step from DX "U work em" nets and packet > cluster spots. > Why do we need to have an "ethical position" on this? Unless this technic is > used to gain an advantage in a contest or award program where it is > prohibited by the rules then like all activities where no one is being harmed > the ethics are up to the individual. > > If you personally think this activity is improper then just don't allow it on > your machine. > 73 Bob HS0ZIA > --- On Fri, 2/11/11, Brendan Minish<[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Brendan Minish<[email protected]> > Subject: Topband: Web SDR's and 'Cheating' > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, February 11, 2011, 3:38 AM > > Hello all > > I have a Software Defined Receiver (SDR) that I make available when I am > not using it for others to use. it's an SDR-14 and is usually connected > to one of my beverages via a multi-coupler so it hears and performs well > Software wise , anyone using sdrradio can connect to it. > the latency is alos very low with sdrradio. > > I am happy to make this available to others because in turn I enjoy > using internet connected SDR's provided by others > > last night however I took a listen to what the connected user was > listening to, It turns out that the connected user was a DX station > utilising my SDR to work 160m SSB. He had a pileup of EU stations and > was utilising my SDR to better hear his pileup. > Surely this is 'not on' After all the EU stations may have been able to > hear him (although I could not copy him better than about 21 here) > But he was using a receiver within Europe to hear the EU stations calling. > > What is the ethical position on this, it sure seems wrong to me > > > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3436 - Release Date: 02/11/11 _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
