[CQ-Contest] SO2R REMOTE CONTESTING

[Michael Keane K1MK]

At 12:46 AM 3/29/2007, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>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."

And it's accreditation that is a logical reason for DXCC to require 
that the control point be located within the same DXCC entity as the 
transmitter and receiver. A remote operation without need for a 
passport, visa, plane ticket or other form of documentation makes the 
job of accrediting such an operation more problematical.

Contest committees don't ask for accreditation documentation for 
multipliers. If I send in a contest log from VT or RI or ME, no one 
asks for gas or toll receipts. So it is different.

>when applied to contesting ....

Well, if you want to apply the DXCC rules to contesting, then DXCC 
defines the location of a station as the location of the transmitter, 
not the control point. Seems like a reasonable definition.

>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")

That's no different than someone from FCG travelling to Maine and 
operating. The station (defined as the transmitter) would be located 
outside the circle so if wouldn't count for the club score

>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")

DXpeditions do count for club total in ARRL DX. This would be no 
different than someone hopping a flight to San Juan and operating the 
contest from KP4.

>or a California station remotely operating
>K3LR in Sweepstakes (if Tim doesn't have a multi effort) and
>submitting that score for NCCC.

Again, a station with its transmitter in WPA would be outside the NCCC circle.

73,
Mike K1MK

Michael Keane K1MK
k1mk at alum.mit.edu