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Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL REPLY - Remote Site & Contesting Rules

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL REPLY - Remote Site & Contesting Rules
From: "Shelby Summerville" <k4ww@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:54:08 -0400
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Remember, this is the opinion of the same person that said: "dupes should be 
removed from the log, prior to submission"

C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Mackanos" <mackanos@rpa.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:38 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL REPLY - Remote Site & Contesting Rules


>
>
> This should clear it up!
>
>
>
> Paul K2DB
>
>  _____
>
> From: Hogerty, Tom KC1J [mailto:thogerty@arrl.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:51 AM
> To: mackanos@rpa.net
> Subject: FW: Remote Site & Contesting Rules
>
>
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> Thanks for your call yesterday and your note. I checked with my expert
> resources and here's our reply:
>
>
>
> The only requirement is that the station from which the contacts are made 
> be
> contained within the 500-meter limit.  There is NO requirement that the
> operator (or more appropriately, the transmitter control point) be within
> the 500-meter limit.  Remote operation on that basis is fine.  The station
> is operating under remote control according to FCC rules and that's
> completely legitimate.
>
>
>
> What is NOT allowed is the use of transmitting or receiving equipment
> separated by more than the 500-meter limit, regardless of the location of
> the control point for the transmitter.
>
>
>
> So - if the entire station is contained within the 500-meter limit, it can
> be operated under local control (operator on-site) or by remote control
> (operator outside the 500-meter limit and connected by any means that 
> allows
> control of the transmitter).
>
>
>
> 73,
> Tom Hogerty, KC1J
> Contest Manager
> ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
> 860-594-0232
> thogerty@arrl.org
>
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>
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