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

[Gerry Hull]

Technology does not make people cheat; they cheat because they want to.

That YO op  would cheat some other way if remote was not there
.
Remote transmitters are obvious cheats.  You can cheat by connecting
to a remote SDR using your web browser.  That's not so obvious.

As Dave said, this is a complex subject.  It's also an emotional one.

Hopefully we won't beat this thread to death again.  Lots is happening in
this space,
and as each individual administration and national organization make their
decisions,
we will have our answers.

The DXAC is looking at Remote operation issues, and we all know remote
contacts
won't count for DXCC when the op is not in the entity.

This is a contest reflector, so we are concerned about contests.  As it
stands now,
proper remote operation IS allowed in all the majors as long as it;s OK
with the country
where the TX is located.

73, Gerry W1VE
Hancock, NH

Proud operator of SK9HQ, PR1T and US remotes from the US during IARU
Radiosport 2014 -- all done
with the proper permissions.,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbFAR0Vqy-g


On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 6:34 PM, LB3RE LJ3RE Stein-Roar Brobakken <
post at lb3re.com> wrote:
>
> Well, they cheating in DXCC and contest. Its the beginning of the end of
> DXCC program.  Its become $$$ buisness to rent out HF remote,  any non ham
> can use a station without control operator with a valid license
>
> ---Sent by iphoneLB3RE LJ3RE K3RAG ex: LA6FJA
>
> CEPT has nothing to do with it - for operations under the CEPT agreement,
>
> the operator must be in the same country as the transmitter.
>
>
>
> The difficulty here is that rules for remote operation vary from country to
>
> country - there is no single answer.
>
>
>
> Don G3XTT
>
>
>
> On 16 December 2014 at 18:27, 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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