[CQ-Contest] Hunting in Africa

[Vladimir Sidorov]

David,

Thanks for your initiative. It might finally push contest sponsors, awards' 
programs sponsors, etc, to start working on the remote operation topic.

In the meantime did you check the legal part of your project, like:
- Do the Jamaican authorities accept such such a remote operation? Will they 
accept the fact that a station located in Jamaica is supposed to  be 
operated by foreign individuals, located actually in foreign countries and 
having not Jamaican licences? Who would be the control operator, and how the 
control operator would be able to control the activity?
- Do the Jamaican authorities accept the fact that it would be you who 
allows foreign operators to access your Jamaican station remotely?
- Is it legal for, say, US amateurs to remotely operate a station located in 
a foreign country? Does the FCC allow that?
- In some countries of the IARU Region 1 any remote operation is not 
allowed. Therefore what if citizens of such countries ask you to operate 
your station remotely?
- Citizens/residents of what countries can operate your Jamaican station 
remotely?

Just first questions rose immidiately having seen your message.

Thanks and 73,

Vladimir VE3IAE aka EU1SA

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>I have a large contest station in Jamaica, 6Y1V.
>
> While I prefer to go there and operate M/S, M/2 or M/M with other
> amateurs, it is not possible to put a team together for every contest.
> It is a waste of a fantastic resource for the station to sit idle during
> any contest.
>
> I am making preparations to automate the entire station over the
> Internet so that it can be used for remote operation for either casual
> DX'ing or single operator contesting. I see no reason why amateurs,
> myself or someone I permit access to the station, should not be allowed
> to utilize the station to compete in any single operator category of any
> contest from any remote location in the world, so long as the entire
> operation is performed over a remote link and absolutely no antennas,
> receivers, etc., outside of the 6Y1V premises are not utilized.
>
> Operating the station remotely provides no advantage over going there
> and operating the station on-site. In fact, as others have mentioned,
> with latency and external control problems with certain equipment, there
> are slight delays introduced that either reduce or completely inhibit
> certain operations.
>
> It is my plan to make the 6Y1V contest station a showcase remote
> operation and to occasionally allow amateurs whom would otherwise have
> no access to the station and opportunity to experience DX'ing and/or
> contesting from the Caribbean.
>
> Imagine...you could operate 6Y1V from the comfort of your living room.
> What fun!
>
> David ~ KY1V
>
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