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

[Jim Brown]

I strongly disagree with this provision of the new rules, the essence of 
which is to discourage remote contest operation of US stations by those 
without a US license. The local "control operator" contributes nothing 
to operation of the station.

Compare this, for example, to me turning my station over to a local 
guest operator. That doesn't make the operation multi unless someone 
else does something during the contest besides make coffee.

Perhaps this rule is the result of some sort of compromise between 
opposing factions. Whatever the reason, I think they got it wrong.

73, Jim K9YC

On 7/27/2017 7:33 AM, Radio K0HB wrote:
> I think the key word is “acts”.
>
> If the remote operator completely controls the station then the on-site
> presence of another (non-participating) licensee at the station isn’t
> germane.
>
> However, if the on-site person acts as a participant in the operation
> (adjusts equipment, switches antennas, etc) then it would (from my view) be
> a multiple operator effort.
>
> If the mere presence of another licensee on-site makes you multi-op, then
> I’ll have to send K0CKB (my XYL) to a hotel during every contest that I
> want to single-op.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 08:06 jpescatore--- via CQ-Contest <
> cq-contest at contesting.com> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.