[Elecraft] Operating from a retirement home

[Edward R Cole]

First off, I question the legality of renting a ham station for 
profit (which this example seems to be).  But it seems to be done for 
renting stations in exotic (rare DX) locations with no heart attack 
by hamdom.  Treated as vacation rentals.

But owning your own remote located station using internet control 
from our room in assisted living seems a viable alternative.

Many of these senior facilities ban use of RF devices due to RFI 
concerns with pace maker users or medical equipment.  Maybe one could 
use a 5w HT.  External antennas are  problem-some.  My concept was 
installing my ham station in a "toy hauler" trailer with crank-up 
tower that could be moved and located in a convenient 
location.  Also, handy as emmcom station.

Also, some ham groups form a kind of club to jointly own a "super 
station" which members share.  Such a group in Switzerland own a 
45-foot dish which they share using for eme.  But organized as not-for-profit.

I do expect any contest/award operations to claim the physical 
transmitter location (instead of the remote operator's qth).

73, Ed - KL7UW
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