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

[John Warren]

Rich NN3W wrote:

>My question is whether this gives implied consent to remote operation from
>locations other than the DXCC entity where the operator is physically
>located?  The DXCC awards desk certainly doesn't think so.

Rich,

I think you'll find that DXCC has a very different set of rules from 
contesting.

So far as I can tell, you can operate from anywhere within one DXCC 
Entity to accumulate your DXCC scores. With the potential of remote 
operation, that gives a huge advantage to big Entities like the USA 
and Asiatic Russia. Have remote stations from Maine to Seattle, and 
follow sunrise/sunset across the country.

But that would be quite an investment for a set-up which wouldn't 
meet contest rules.

John, NT5C.