[CQ-Contest] May you work yourself at a remote?

[Tom Haavisto]

Hi Art

Lets step back a bit, and see what is *technically possible - today*.

A person could operate from all 40 zones in the CQWW - in one sitting, by
connecting to 40 different stations and operating remote.


Six ops - sitting in one room - could operate from six different continents
- at the same time.  I think we can all see a bunch of red flags with this,
but it is *technically* possible.

A person could drive to a MM, and operate part of the contest.  Drive home,
and operate from home, using his own call.


The one way to address this would be: a person can only operate with one
call/contribute to one station for the duration of the contest.

This way, if you are operating remote - you are committed to that operation
- for the duration of the contest.  New contest comes along - you are free
to "move" to a different location.

The downside is - drive to a MM, operate a few hours - you can't go home
and operate...



Just my two cents worth...

Tom - VE3CX





On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think I broached this subject before, but got no significant response.
> Conversation with some of the other op's at a M-M this past weekend, and
> seeing W1VE's 3830score post for ARRL DX CW prompts me try again.
>
> Let's say I'm in Winnipeg for RAC Canada Day contest -- VE4VTR (me) and
> VE4EA and a couple of other VE4 friends use VE4EA's station for a M-S
> effort.
>
> Let's say that VE4EA also realizes his hope of a concurrent remote
> operation -- say, part time -- of VY1AAA.  We're all in the same room.
>
> It sure would be easy for VE4VTR to know when/where to find VY1AAA. But
> let's keep it honest.  'VTR will go after the YT mult only when it's
> spotted, and 'AAA will not self-spot.
>
> So, 'VTR sees the spot, pounces on it, and calls VY1AAA.  The path is poor,
> and copy is difficult, but thanks to ESP (and maybe copying the transformer
> hum, like I used to do with my ARC-5) they make the QSO.
>
> Should that count?
>
> What if the remote worked only VE4VTR.  Is that not allpowed?  (I did not
> ask "unethical".  This question is about the rules as they now stand.)
>
> What if I operate both the local station and the remote station myself for
> the QSO?  Should that count?
>
> 73, Art K3KU
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