[CQ-Contest] KU1CW location

[Jim Brown]

The words "control operator" have a specific meaning in FCC Rules. They 
apply to the holder of the FCC license responsible for assuring that the 
station is operated within the Rules. Joe Blow, from any country, an 
unlicensed person, can use my station under my control. And I am 
responsible for any action he takes on the radio. This interpretation of 
the Rules is widely used on Field Day, when unlicensed persons operate 
the "Get On The Air" station under the direct supervision of a licensed 
control operator.

Applied to remote operation, there are many ways that a control operator 
can perform that task, including monitoring that station via a remote 
link. Part of that "control" can include granting of password access to 
specific persons, and of the monitoring of operation.

It is, of course, up to the FCC to interpret their Rules, and to the 
contest organizers to establish rules for participation in their contests.

Since the '70s, an FCC amateur license is issued to an operator. The 
address on the license is the mailing address where the licensee MUST 
receive mail relating to that license. K9YC is my callsign anywhere in 
the US, including Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, etc. I 
refuse to operate contests that require me to sign /6 because I operate 
from California.

Club licenses are issued to the Trustee of the club, who is the control 
operator. It is fairly common for club licenses to be used at various 
locations, and even by non-members of the club, under grant by the Trustee.

73, Jim K9YC

On Tue,6/6/2017 7:06 AM, Paul O'Kane wrote:
> 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.