[CQ-Contest] KU1CW location

[Paul O'Kane]

On 06/06/2017 03:02, N4ZR wrote:
> Am I missing something here?  So long as there is a control operator 
> physically present (and in control of) the US station, does it make 
> any difference whether any person operating the station (under the 
> control operator's oversight) even has a license at all, whether 
> remote or on the premises??

N4ZR ignores the fact that "remote control" means
exactly that - the station is under the control of
the remote operator.

The question is ingenious - N4ZR knows very well
that it is common practice for such stations to
be unattended.

73,
Paul EI5DI



>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 6/5/2017 2:00 PM, Peter Bowyer wrote:
>> I found the quote I was referring to :
>>
>> "For the past two days I have been corresponding my a gentleman called
>>   Scot Stone,  Deputy Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless
>> Telecommunications Bureau, The FCC
>>
>> and have asked him several questions about what is allowed and what is
>> not allowed in the United States of America with amateur licensing.
>> I did not quote any specifics, but merely asked policy and licensing
>> questions.
>> I did this to be clear in my head what is allowed and what is illegal
>> in the USA.   Many people have different view on things and like life,
>> many people push the boundaries of things and if they get away with it
>> on sufficient occasions, then (to them) it become acceptable practise.
>>    My questions to the FCC did not cover every eventuality or
>> possibility but merely an outline of the current situation.
>> This morning I got a final message that (and I cut copy and paste so
>> as to get the words correctly)
>>
>>
>> "Reciprocal authority does not authorize remote control, even when you
>> are in the United States.  If you visit the United States, you can
>> operate where you are under your CEPT license, but not remotely.
>> Remote control of a transmitter located in the United States requires
>> a license from the FCC, regardless of where you are located.
>>
>> You need a USA license in order to remotely operate a transmitter in
>> the United States.
>>
>> The FCC does not grant reciprocal licenses anymore.  Instead, we grant
>> reciprocal authority to licensees  from administrations with which the
>> United States has a bilateral or multilateral agreement (such as
>> CEPT), but this authority applies only to stations under the foreign
>> licensee's physical control.
>>
>> So there you have it from the horse's mouth - MY reading of the above
>> simply means that
>>
>> (1)   I cannot operate a remote station in the USA from Scotland as
>> (it is not under my physical control) and I do not have a USA licence
>> and
>>
>> (2)   If I visit the USA even under CEPT, I may operate my own station
>> or the station of my host, but I may not operate another station
>> within the USA by remote control, unless I have a licence from the
>> FCC!
>> "
>>
>> So not a direct, authoritative ruling but perhaps good enough? Note
>> that it also states that remote operation isn't included in CEPT
>> privileges *at all*, even if you're in-country.
>>
>> Peter G4MJS