[CQ-Contest] Remote Control in Contests

[k3bu at optimum.net]

Hans, K0HB, "Just a boy and his (friends) radio" wrote:

> Clearly stated, the STATION licensee.
> 
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> "Just a boy and his radio"


One day T. Arcala FT1000 (station) went to Azores Dept. of radio licenses and got (bought?) him (her)self station licenses and managed to win contest without having boy at the station. He even got precious certificate to prove it!
 
The point is that some of the loud arguers argument that remoteering is just extending the headphones and mike "wires" is not so simple. How do the licensing authorities look at situation when station in their country is operated by someone whoknowswhere? Possible solution signing CQ8X/OH2UA/r?
 
Now the technology allows boy to have part of his radios all over the world and to pretend being there - single op - split? Time for new category?
 
That would make too much sense. Why bother when ham radio logic is happy with skewed scoring system in the world's wide biggest contest, hired guns are single op and skimmer is a person-assistant, 3QSO "penalty". Instead of listening to top contester's opinions, the chatter of (internet) loud opinions sets the course and contest radio governments cast the rules in stone. 
Technology is progressing and bringing new dimensions to our hobby/sport, we should carefully consider the implications and adjust our contests rules and categories to accommodate the progress. 
 
Need new country? Let me know, I will mail or drop from the airplane the other half of my station there and give you a NEW one! We should have all countries on the air 24/7 very soon. We need more frequencies, wider bands to accommodate all of their perpetual CQing so everyone can have ALL multipliers. Oh, and don't forget the robot "stations", I don't need me anymore, K3BUr will be making contacts long after I am gone.
 
Just wanted to shine some light at the "wire extended mike/key" idea, that maybe is not so simple especially when it involves cross border control - one pretending to be somewhere else. 
 
73  Yuri, soon 1S1AAA/K3BU