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

[Tom Osborne]

Can you imagine if you could remote to some really rare sections in the 
SS and not work anyone but yourself? 73
Tom W7WHY


>
>
> It seems that the rule from ARRL Field Day (yes, I know, but it has 
> rules and is listed on the Contest page) should apply:
>
> 6.1. A person may not contact for QSO credit any station from which 
> they also participate.
>
> That would preclude an operator from  contacting their own station 
> from remote stations, or at least require someone else to
> be operating the remote station. I suspect this is really the intent 
> being discussed. It just  does not seem right for a station to be able to
> fabricate contacts with what is essentially themselves.
>
> The HMO operations use a unique call for each operation. Thus an 
> operator has no opportunity to contact themselves. HMO
> operation generally precludes a stint in a M/M station, which is the 
> point, to increase the number of stations entering scores
> for a single club.
>
> - Jack, W6FB