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

[Steve London]

Yes, I was called by the same guy. After he gave me his exchange, I 
asked "YO ?" and he said yes. Bull.

Glad I worked a real YO on Sunday. I would hate to get credit for a wake 
multiplier.

73,
Steve, N2IC


On 12/16/2014 11:27 AM, Barry 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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