[CQ-Contest] SO2R REMOTE CONTESTING

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

I think it is quite reasonable that for any remote station to count for the  
club competition that the remote location would have to qualify as if it were  
manned.  So a W6 cannot get NCCC credit for remotely operating K3LR, but  
could get NCCC credit for operating P40R(emote) in the ARRL DX Contest.
 
DXCC rules never imagined remote operation. The reasonable  accommodation is 
that evidence be presented that amateur operation, by remote  control, is 
permitted in that country. P4 would likely be OK, P5 likely  not.
 
A possible future issue is that should travel become much more expensive -  
perhaps resulting from CO2 regulations, perhaps by oil supply  crises - remote 
operation of DXpedition stations may be the only practical  way to activate 
those out of the way countries. I'll be happy to get the J7  multiplier by 
squirting RF to and from J7, even if the brain behind that J7  signal is sitting in 
K7.
 
The only potential abuse of remote stations that I can see would be if  
groups establish remote stations that were used only to work the home station or  
home club members. Rather like the captive rover issue of the VHF contesting  
world. But that can be dealt with if and when the time arrives.
 
 
73  -  Jim  K8MR
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/29/2007 8:36:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
w4tv at subich.com writes:

Yes, I  want the operator of a station in Aruba to be in Aruba.  Why? 
because  DXCC rules require that that a DXCC operation actually be 
land based and  in the country.  Accreditation of many of the "less 
common" entities  actually require submission of passport and/or 
landing documents to show  that the operator was "in country." 

when applied to contesting .... I  don't want a Florida station 
remotely operating a station in a "quiet"  location in Maine 
for ARRL 160 and submitting that score for the Florida  Contest 
Group (control point was within the FCG "circle") or a New  
England station remotely operating as KP4 station in ARRL DX 
and  submitting a score for YCCC (again, control point is in 
the YCCC "circle")  or a California station remotely operating 
K3LR in Sweepstakes (if Tim  doesn't have a multi effort) and 
submitting that score for NCCC.   








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