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Re: [CQ-Contest] Legalities and ethics of international remote operation

To: Radio K0HB <kzerohb@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Legalities and ethics of international remote operation?
From: "Alan M. Eshleman" <doctore@well.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:33:13 -0800 (PST)
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I got the same call.  It seemed fishy...

73,

Alan/K6SRZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Radio K0HB" <kzerohb@gmail.com>
To: "Barry" <w2up@comcast.net>
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:58:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Legalities and ethics of international remote 
operation?

If the transmitter is on our soil then it cannot ID with a "bare" YO4xx call 
sign, regardless of where the operator has his BIC.

73, de Hans, K0HB/K7

> On Dec 16, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Barry <w2up@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> On Saturday afternoon, during the 10m contest, I was surprised to be called 
> by a very loud YO4.  Condx were such that the band was not open to 
> central/eastern EU here in Colorado at that time.  Given the signal strength, 
> I presume the YO4 was using a remote on the east coast of the US.
> 
> What are the legalities of such an operation?  Should he be signing W/YO4xxx? 
>  Off the top of my head, I don't know if YO is a part of CEPT, but if not, 
> what kind of licensing permission, if any, is required for such an operation?
> 
> Where does this type of operation fall in terms of contest rules and ethics?
> 
> Barry W2UP
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