[CQ-Contest] Control Op in Contest?

[Ronald D Rossi]

This is a copy of some correspondence on this very subject in April 95....

>Ron, Billy Lunt passed this on to me.
>
>Yes, it is legal. It is also legal for the "3rd party" to pass a message as
>well. Note the end of Section 97.115(a)(2) "This prohibition does not apply
>to a message for any third party who is eligible to be a control operator of
>the station". While not clear from this rule, it is clear from the Report &
>Order that implemented the new rules in 1989 that if the "3rd party" is a
>licensed amateur (regardless of license class or country of issue) the
>international 3rd party prohibition does not apply. So, for example, a
>Russian amateur can operate a US station in a DX contest even though he
>can't get a reciprocal permit, as long as a US amateur is there as a control
>operator.
>
>
>73,
>
>Norm Bliss, WA1CCQ
>Regulatory Information Branch Supervisor
>ARRL HQ
>nbliss at arrl.org
>Telephone: (203) 666-1541
>FAX (203) 665-7531 (att. NFB)
>
>>From: Ronald D. Rossi
>>To: blunt
>>Cc: DNGY25C
>>Subject: Third Party question
>>Date: Wed, Apr 5, 1995 9:32AM
>>
>>Billy,
>>
>>Please feel free to bump this question to whomever you feel is
>>best qualified to answer it.  Since this question comes up mostly
>>while contesting I figured you may know.  It is all a matter of
>>interpretation however.  Anyway..the question...
>>
>>When a licensed operator is operating a station outside of his/her
>>privileges with an extra (for example) as control operator is it
>>legal for the station operator (really a third party at this point)
>>to pass traffic ON BEHALF OF THE CONTROL OP (first party) to a DX
>>station which has no Third Party Agreement with the USA?
>>
>>It is clear that the station operator could not pass a message on
>>his/her own behalf, since he/she is a third party.  The question
>>is can rolls be reversed?  I would submit that this is no different
>>than the "station ownership" swapping that goes on to justify whose
>>callsign is used and whether or not a modified callsign (/AG, /AE,
>>or what have you) be used.
>>
>>I am sure you have a copy of the rules, so I won't quote the part and
>>sections.  I would have you reference the following: 97.3(a)(42)
>>Definition of Third party communications; 97.115 Third Party
>>Communications.
>>
>>Thank you for taking the time to look into this.  It is a question that
>>I have not seen well addressed and one that comes up often when we
>>operate DX contests as a club.
>>
>>73 de N1PBT...Ron  (rrossi at vnet.ibm.com)
>>


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73 de KK1L ex N1PBT...ron (rrossi at btv.ibm.com) <><
Ron Rossi H/P SRAM Engineering -- IBM Microelectronics



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