[CQ-Contest] ARRL Rule Change for Remote Ops - Always Multi-op?

[Barry]

John makes a very good point.

Every guest op has a host taking care of station issues, making meals, 
etc.  It makes no difference whether a guest op is on site with a 3 ft 
long connection to the radio, or has a key or mic connection via the 
internet.

This rule is a step in the wrong direction and should be reconsidered.

  Barry W2UP

On 7/27/2017 04:15, jpescatore--- via CQ-Contest wrote:
> Bart - the wording of the rule change for remote operations ("If another operator acts as the on-site control operator of the remote station you are using, the entry must be submitted in a multioperator category") implies that there is no such thing as a single-op remote entry.
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> How does the control-op issue compare to a physical guest op, where the station owner is still physically present during the contest? Should such guest operations be considered multi-op as well? If the issue is that the local control op *might* be required to take some action, the same is true of the station owner with a physically present guest op.
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> 73 John K3TN
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