Perhaps another view. I live in the bottom of a deep valley where mountains occlude the horizon up to 15-degrees.
So I bought some cheap mountain top property 15 miles from here. From that location DX radio signals are generally 4-5 S units higher. That is a huge change of course. Typically I operate fro the remote station by going there. I can attend to more of the things that go wrong in contests. But at times I operate from home. Does it really make a difference? I know this… I am much more likely to be an active contest participant from a location with signals 4-5 s-units better. > On Jan 20, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Doug Renwick <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is what contesting is becoming. Based on comments made, why don't we > just get rid of the ham station, the towers, the antennas and work the > contest with the computer. Load all the DX, stations, and frequencies into > a program and run the contest over the internet. Every body then has the > same opportunity to achieve 'top of the honor roll' in a contest weekend. > Geography is not a factor. That is the perfect 'level playing' field. So > there you go, lots of stations to work. Hope you have fun. It's like > today's school ... no body fails; everybody passes, some without trying. > > Doug > > I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael > Adams > > > Alternatively, perhaps this is a reason to create a "classic" category, to > differentiate the "boy and his radio" contesters from the folks embracing > newer techniques and technology. > > In general, I'm of the mind that if a proposed change increases fun / > increases participation, it ought to be considered. > > It goes without saying that contests are a lot more fun if you can hear > other stations to work. > > -- > Michael Adams | N1EN | [email protected] > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
