[CQ-Contest] RULES CLARIFICATION FOR UNIQUE REMOTE CONTESTINGOPERATIONS

[Albert Crespo]

Well!
This seems to be the League's call on remote station operation.
This must also mean that I can sit in London, access my station in Senegal 
(6W1RY), and give out DXCC credits for Senegal. Sure beats sitting in 30+ 
plus shack and all the other thrills of being in Senegal.
Too bad the Internet does not work for days in Senegal so this is not 
practical for contesting now, but someday it might be so.
However, it also opens " Pandora box" as to whether  a "station" is really 
within the country as claimed. Since there is no way to prove a "remote" 
station was on in the country as claimed, that must mean that DXCC can no 
longer require  documentation other then a station license.
Don Miller ( now AE6IY and  ex-W9WNV)  must be having a good laugh by KC1J's 
statement.
73, Albert


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hogerty, Tom KC1J" <thogerty at arrl.org>
To: "Eric Hilding" <dx35 at hilding.com>; "Contest" <contest at arrl.org>
Cc: <nccc at contesting.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>; 
<k4jrb at cq-amateur-radio.com>; <k3est at cq-amateur-radio.com>; <w0yk at msn.com>; 
<k6aw at cqww.com>; <k4ma at nc.rr.com>; <rttynaqpmgr at ncjweb.com>; 
<cwnaqpmgr at ncjweb.com>; <ssbnaqpmgr at ncjweb.com>; "Tyree, Larry" 
<tree at kkn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RULES CLARIFICATION FOR UNIQUE REMOTE 
CONTESTINGOPERATIONS


> Hi Eric,
>>From what I understand, the TS-480 can be operated as a stand alone base
> by either using the control head (a provided accessory that comes with
> the tranceiver. Useful but not required to operate the tranceiver.) or
> by using control software (available from Kenwood, or others). That
> being the case, My response is the same as I recently made to Paul,
> K2DB:
>
> "The only requirement is that the station from which the contacts are
> made be contained within the 500-meter limit.  There is NO requirement
> that the operator (or more appropriately, the transmitter control point)
> be within the 500-meter limit.  Remote operation on that basis is fine.
> The station is operating under remote control according to FCC rules and
> that's completely legitimate.
>
> What is NOT allowed is the use of transmitting or receiving equipment
> separated by more than the 500-meter limit, regardless of the location
> of the control point for the transmitter.
>
> So - if the entire station is contained within the 500-meter limit, it
> can be operated under local control (operator on-site) or by remote
> control (operator outside the 500-meter limit and connected by any means
> that allows control of the transmitter)."
>
>
> 73,
> Tom Hogerty, KC1J
> Contest Manager
> ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
> 860-594-0232
> thogerty at arrl.org
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Eric Hilding [mailto:dx35 at hilding.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:01 PM
> To: Contest
> Cc: k6aw at cqww.com; k3est at cq-amateur-radio.com;
> k4jrb at cq-amateur-radio.com; cwnaqpmgr at ncjweb.com; ssbnaqpmgr at ncjweb.com;
> rttynaqpmgr at ncjweb.com; Tyree, Larry; k4ma at nc.rr.com; w0yk at msn.com;
> cq-contest at contesting.com; nccc at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: RULES CLARIFICATION FOR UNIQUE REMOTE CONTESTING OPERATIONS
>
>
> Dear Contest Sponsors & Managers:
>
> I would greatly appreciate an "Offical Ruling" in this specific matter
> (below), and permission to publish the Decision(s) to the CQ-Contest &
> NCCC Reflectors.
>
> Part of the objective of advocating more Remote and SO2R REMOTE
> Contesting is to yield more QSOs for everyone participating in the
> events.  And, to enable more "Little Pistol Contest Stations" to put out
> more competitive signals.  As we go into a new Sunspot Cycle, the QRP
> ops *could* set up inexpensive remote stations with battery or cheap
> solar power and get their antennas somewhere decent.  The issue of the
> TS-480 Control Head needs resolving with concrete clarity now.
>
> Please reply ONLY to: p5 at k6vva.com (in order to bypass my heavy
> filtering).
>
> Tnx very much & 73...
>
> Rick, K6VVA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Eric Hilding <mailto:dx35 at hilding.com>
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Cc: nccc at contesting.com ; w4tv at subich.com
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 6:28 PM
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] SO2R REMOTE CONTESTING
>
> Joe, W4TV, posted a very interesting quite salient "little legal"
> question:
>
>> When one starts to split the transceiver (one part at the
>> remote site another part at the control point) as is being
>> proposed with the TS-480 control heads how does that impact
>> the rules that all transmitters, receivers and antennas must
>> be located within the 500 foot circle?
>
> Some remote control software options I've evaluated reside on the HOST
> (remote station QTH), and some on the CLIENT (operator point QTH) end.
>
> I would say the Control Head is similar to a piece of remote control
> software (except that it has buttons and knobs on it :-)  The main (rig
> body) transmitter/receiver unit itself would be still within the overall
> "remote" station boundaries which I think is a 500 meter vs. 500 foot
> circle, and can actually be operated remotely *without* the Control Head
> in the food chain at all (and is not essential to
> "transmitting/receiving" if one chooses to use software control).  In
> fact, the return audio from the remote site will come via the computer
> and NOT the Control Head if the latter is used on the CLIENT end.
>
> However, "in an abundance of caution" I personally want to get a firm,
> iron-clad answer to this from the Contest Sponsors.
>
> Tnx for posting, Joe.
>
> 73...
>
> Rick, K6VVA
>
> P.S.  I can hardly wait to hear what Paul, VO1HE, will have to say about
> this (as you know, Paul, I have discovered via our recent emails, that
> you do have a sense of "humour" :-)
>
>
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