[CQ-Contest] KU1CW location

[Brett Graham]

We were told:

> EU rules do not apply to amateur radio transmissions made from within the
> USA under any circunstances.
>
> Where the operator is located is completely irrelevant.
>
> What happens on the air from a USA station is governed by US FCC Law -
> nothing else.
>
> US Law applies and the operators must comply with FCC rules as if they 
> were
> physically within the USA.

CEPT only applies for those with a physical presence.  So CEPT is not 
valid for use for remote operation anywhere by anyone.  Clarified by 
CEPT itself - I guess because too many folks can't understand what the 
words mean.  Is it really that difficult?

>From 
http://cept.org/files/17914/FAQ%20Radio%20Amateur%20Updated%208%20February%202017.docx

"Can an amateur from a country listed in Annexes 2 or 4 of T/R 61-01 
remotely operate an amateur station in another country listed in Annexes 
2 or 4, using the provisions of T/R 61-01?

No, the issue of remote operation has surfaced in recent years following 
the decision of a number of CEPT and non CEPT administrations to permit 
the connection of amateur stations to the Internet (directly or 
indirectly), which facilitates remote operation.

Recommendation T/R 61-01 as approved in 1985 made it possible for 
licensed radio amateurs from CEPT countries to operate during short 
visits in other CEPT countries without obtaining an individual temporary 
licence from the visited CEPT country. The physical presence of the 
operator at the station is therefore required as evidenced in the 
following text.

Nowhere in T/R 61-01 is remote operation mentioned or text included 
which suggests such operation is permitted. In addition T/R61-01 states in:

RECOMMENDS:

1.     that CEPT member administrations recognise the principle of the 
CEPT radio amateur licence issued under the conditions specified in 
ANNEX 1: and ANNEX 2:, on which the administrations of the countries 
visited will not levy administrative charges or spectrum fees;

2.   that administrations, not being members of CEPT, accepting the 
provisions of this Recommendation, may apply for participation in 
accordance with the conditions laid down in ANNEX 3 and ANNEX 4, and in 
Paragraph 2 of ANNEX 1 of Recommendation T/R 61-01.

CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION

2.1       On request the licence holder shall present his CEPT radio 
amateur licence to the appropriate authorities in the country visited.

2.2     The licence holder shall observe the provisions of the ITU Radio 
Regulations, this Recommendation and the regulations in force in the 
country visited. Furthermore, any restrictions concerning national and 
local conditions of a technical nature or regarding the public 
authorities must be respected. Special attention should be paid to the 
difference in frequency allocations to the radio amateur services in the 
three ITU Regions

2.3     When transmitting in the visited country the licence holder must 
use his national call sign preceded by the call sign prefix of the 
visited country.."

Other abuse of CEPT being tolerated in radiosporting is also unfortunate.

-KB7G/KH6.