Re: [HCDX]: Unfair DX ???

["Guido Schotmans" <gs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

>My friend was listening for a while and then he said:
>"But it is not fair! Would you really be pleased of such stations that
>a machine recorded for you and you just came later and picked them up
>from the tape? I do not know if I would display QSL cards of such stations
>to other DXers saying - look what stations I catched on a DXpedition.
>I think the only fair way is to discover the station, to choose the
>right antenna, to get rid of noise and QRM by choosing the USB or LSB etc.
>Then comes the real joy that I managed (by my own means) to do the
>whole process untill the final identification and writing down of the
>programme details".

I understand your friend's point of view, and sometimes I think the same
way.  But a lot has changed the last few deccennia.  A lot of other
questions can be raised like :
- is it fait to share information about new stations
- is it fair to inform each other when conditions are excellent.
- is it fair to look first at dxlc.com to know if it is worthwhile to stay
up at night.
- is it fair to use sophisticated receivers
- is it fair to use directional antenna's to blend out unwanted stations
- etc, etc.
I think we live in a world in evolution, and we must use the
opportunities that are available.

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