[CQ-Contest] Operating IOTA Contest Remotely

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

One would think that the more islands you have on the air and the more 
people in the contest the better.  Shows you what I know.  I guess 
remote is not real ham radio like FT8.

W0MU

On 7/25/2023 11:30 AM, Jeff Clarke wrote:
>
> I was considering operating the IOTA contest this weekend remotely to 
> the PJ4 contest station in Bonaire.  K4BAI and I had a fun time 
> operating PJ4A remotely in the IARU Contest. After looking at the IOTA 
> Contest rules it appears this might not be allowed?
>
> https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/riota.shtml
>
> (h) Remote operation of an Island Station is allowed where the 
> Operator is situated within the same DXCC entity as the Remote 
> Station, not more than 100km from the Remote Station, and either on 
> the same island or on an island which is a qualifying island in the 
> same IOTA group as the Remote Station.
>
> I guess I don't see the difference if I'm in the same DXCC country or 
> less than 100km away vs operating from my home QTH in the US. This 
> rule would mean that no one could use either Remote Ham Radio or 
> Beloud.Us in the IOTA Contest unless they lived within 100 km of one 
> of their stations.
>
> I've been a big supporter of the IOTA Contest over the years by 
> activating NA-058 using crummy mobile antennas to activate a 
> multiplier. I can't make it over the the Georgia coast this year. So I 
> guess I will just operate some from home or not at all. Hopefully my 
> good friend Steve, PJ4DX will be on in the contest activating SA-006.
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
>
>
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