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

[LB3RE LJ3RE Stein-Roar Brobakken]

Hi Yes, it same with this many remote stations in states and few European countries which not care about borders of DXCC or that CEPT is not valid for Remote.  Same happen during IARU HF championship that people using remote across the pond. Not in IARU rules either....   

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On 16/12/2014 18:27, Barry W2UP 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?



As described, the operation is illegal.  Nothing in

CEPT authorises, or may be construed as authorising,

transnational remote control. CEPT concessions apply

to visiting hams only.



At the September 2014 IARU Region 1 General Conference

in Varna, Bulgaria, the following text was adopted for

publication in the HF and VHF Managers Handbooks.



   "It should be noted that Recommendation SC11_C4_07

   states that member societies bring to their members

   attention that the T/R 61-01 [CEPT] agreement only

   applies to people using their own call sign, with

   the appropriate country prefix, when the operator

   is actually visiting that country, not for remote

   operation."



> Where does this type of operation fall in terms of contest rules and  
> ethics?



It is both illegal and unethical.  Further, it makes

a mockery of ham radio and the DXCC program.



http://ei5di.com/hunting1.html



73,

Paul EI5DI









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