[CQ-Contest] Legalities and ethics of international remote operation?

[Radio K0HB]

If the transmitter is on our soil then it cannot ID with a "bare" YO4xx call sign, regardless of where the operator has his BIC.

73, de Hans, K0HB/K7

> On Dec 16, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> On Saturday afternoon, during the 10m contest, I was surprised to be called by a very loud YO4.  Condx were such that the band was not open to central/eastern EU here in Colorado at that time.  Given the signal strength, I presume the YO4 was using a remote on the east coast of the US.
> 
> What are the legalities of such an operation?  Should he be signing W/YO4xxx?  Off the top of my head, I don't know if YO is a part of CEPT, but if not, what kind of licensing permission, if any, is required for such an operation?
> 
> Where does this type of operation fall in terms of contest rules and ethics?
> 
> Barry W2UP
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