[CQ-Contest] Remote Site Contesting Rules - Getting out of hand

[Kelly Taylor]

VO1HE wrote,
> My issue is with the pretenders who want to be rare DX from the security 
> and
> comfort of their own homes.

I doubt this will ever happen. Who would set up the radios on Heard? The 
penguins?

Seriously, however, since when has contesting been about who can afford the 
plane tickets? In SS, if WP3R's TX and RX are located at the rim of Arecibo, 
and the operation is clearly a Puerto Rican operation (1234 B WP3R 63 PR, 
instead of 1234 B KE3Q 63 MD), does it really matter if Rich is located at 
the rim of Arecibo?

The only time remote operations would cause me concern is if they attempt to 
impart an unfair advantage: in other words, when a W0 has a remote station 
in VO1 but still tries to play WW as a W0.

The means of remoting the operation, I don't believe, impart any unfair 
advantage. Sure, it would be neater if the remote operation could be done 
all on RF, but to me, the only difference is the length of the control 
wires.

73, kelly
ve4xt