[CQ-Contest] Contesting using remote stations

[Kenneth E. Harker]

    To me, the intent is completely irrelevant.  As long as the RF part of 
the station is entirely contained within the 500 meter (or whatever) circle, 
why do we care if the headphone/mic/paddle lines are 1 meter long or 1000 
meters long?  I routinely travel 80-100 km from home to guest operate in 
contests from other stations.  If I were to use one of those exact same 
stations, but was sitting at home on a remote link, what difference would 
it make?

     The problem is using remote station technology to transmit or receive
from multiple RF locations during the same contest.  But so long as you
are using one station where all the RF is in one location, I don't see
why remote operation should be disallowed.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 05:47:20PM -0400, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> I would say that there's a big difference -- in intent -- between:
> 
> -- An amateur who chooses the location for a remote station based on the
> specifics of that location (to take advantage of a farm for four squares and
> rhombics, or for a relatively rare location for multiplier credit, etc.)
>  and
> 
> -- An amateur who sets up a remote station based on the limitations of his
> living conditions (a rental that doesn't permit antennas or transmitters, a
> retirement community doing the same, onerous CC&R's, etc.)

-- 
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker at kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/