[CQ-Contest] Remote Site Contesting Rules

[Robert Naumann]

The purpose of these rules is to assure that the operation takes place from
one geographic location. If one were to use multiple locations, it would
create an unfair advantage. Imagine operating 75m single band from W6-land
and having a remote receiver site say, in the Azores. I think you might be
able to hear Europeans better through a remote receiver there than from
California.

For remote station operators, the remote station (one remote station per
operator) should follow the rules that apply to the station used by a
non-remote operator.

In other words, if you use a remote station, all of its "stuff" should fit
within the confines of that 500 meter circle or inside the "property" on
which the station is installed. The only thing that is remote is really the
operator in this case.

I'm not sure about the antenna exclusion from this rule - what's the purpose
of that?

73,

Bob W5OV
(Working on setting up a remote station)

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Hilding [mailto:dx35 at hilding.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:46 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Remote Site Contesting Rules

(RE-Threaded from Packet debate)

Tree, N6TR, wrote:

> 3.7. All transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500-meter
> diameter circle, excluding antennas.

In a discussion with a fellow NCCC member after our Annual Awards meeting
last night, a mini-debate about "remote site" operations and "rules"
necessitates a question with regard to this "500-meter diameter circle"
stuff (a reference was made to Tree's Packet debate post content).

What about remote-site Contesting where all the "transmitters  and
receivers" are located within the area as described, but the Contest op is
sitting next to his home QTH fireplace on a snowy winter evening "operating"
via a notebook computer in his rocking chair?  Umh, assumably there will be
more "rocking chairs" in future use as Contesters continue to age :-)

If point-to-point gear is used for the home QTH to remote site connectivity,
should these be construed as "transmitters and receivers" in the food chain,
thus squelching any such Contest participation for Awards purposes???  Don't
many forms of "landline" connections use some form of "transmitters and
receivers" in places?

If there is no problem (on the surface), what may happen when others like
myself now pursuing remote locations to mitigate pee-poor home QTH's invest
tens of thousands of dollars (collectively, more like Millions) over the
next 5 years,  only to get nuked by somebody's "new interpretation" of the
rules that would ban such venues?

IMHO, the current rules **SHOULD*** be amended to clarify "All HF or UHF/VHF
Amateur transmitters and receivers specifically used on the bands of
operation involved in the Contest must be located within a 500-meter
diameter circle, excluding antennas.", and remain cast-in-stone for
perpetuity.

Personally, I think antennas deserve to be included in the entire 500-meter
diameter circle mix.  

This is a real potential can of worms that needs to get ironed out now.

Inquiring minds would like to know (especially before writing out a bunch of
checks).

Tnx & 73...

Rick, K6VVA



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