[CQ-Contest] Remote at WRTC: Come to WRTC 2014 Boston, Operate IARU Radiosport from Vermont, Sweden, Brazil or upstate New York!

[w5ov at w5ov.com]

Paul,

You raise an interesting point.

Please demonstrate, backed up with appropriate documentation, that such
transnational remote operation is NOT legal.

>From my perspective there are no "ethical issues".

73,

Bob W5OV
Proud and very happy RHR user

On Wed, June 25, 2014 9:06 am, Paul O'Kane wrote:
> On 25/06/2014 02:00, Gerry Hull wrote:
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>> SK3W/SK9HQ, Knivsta, Sweden  – Thanks to Gunnar, SM3SGP, Torgny,
>> SM5TXT,
>> Lars, KE1J, along with the operating team at SK3W, you’ll be a virtual
>> operating position of the SK3W Mixed-Mode Multi-Single during the
>> contest. SK3W is also part of the virtual M/M HQ team of SK9HQ;
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>> PR1T, Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil – Thanks to Felipe, PY1NB, and Mike, SE2R,
>> of Microbit, Inc, and Ed Parish, K1EP, we will be able to offer a remote
>>  operating position with the PR1T Mixed-Mode Multi-Single operation
>> from Brazil.
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> It seems the most natural thing in the world - operate
> a contest station from Sweden or Brazil from the comfort of your own home
> in the USA. After all, we have the technology and there's no point in not
> using it.
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> There's just one slight problem - no one has yet
> demonstrated, backed up with appropriate documentation, that such
> transnational remote operation is legal - not to mention the ethical
> issues.
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> It should be noted that reciprocal licences granted
> under CEPT legislation apply only to visitors - when physically present in
> the countries concerned.
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> In the absence of alternative, valid, licensing
> arrangements, such remote operation is unlicensed even when done with the
> full knowledge and consent of the station owners concerned.
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> It would be a mistake to assume that laws applicable
> to the USA and its citizens apply equally in all other countries.
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> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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