[TowerTalk] Remote Ham Radio

[Wes Attaway (N5WA)]

I don't think you are making a contact over the Internet.  

You are getting access to a station via the Internet but the contact is made
via a transceiver and antenna.  Everything about the QSO is the same as if
you were physically sitting at the remote operating position.

As Tim Duffy points out, these stations can be considered to be "extreme"
and be in a different category but that is simply a choice of the rules
people.  If a human was physically sitting in the remote shack and made the
same number of contacts would the station be placed in an "extreme"
category?

I can't see how a human on site would necessarily do better or worse than
someone sitting 5,000 miles away but using exactly the same operating
techniques via a broadband connection.

If I had a remote station and had a keyer with a 10,000 foot cord running to
the radio and a 10,000 foot cord running back to a speaker would I be
violating a rule (other than common sense)?


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-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Solomon
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 8:46 PM
To: Tower Talk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Remote Ham Radio

>From what I read on the site, you get a K-3 and some interface
software. This leads me to believe you are operating the station
via the Internet.

If true, then I really don't think any Q's derived from this scheme
will count for any ARRL DX Award and probably not for most
contests.

But, one can dream ...

73, Dick, W1KSZ


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:26 PM, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:

> That is a good question for an attorney.  There are a lot of rent-a-qth
and
> personally I do not see anything illegal about renting a home with a ham
> station.  I rented my Iguanavilla - Aruba  to visiting hams.
>
> John KK9A / P40A
>
> To:towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:Re: [TowerTalk] Remote Ham Radio
> From:K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
> Date:Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:21:59 -0400
> List-post:<towertalk at contesting.com">mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
>
>
> Isn't it against the rules to make money or receive reimbursement for the
> use of an Amateur Radio station?
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
> To:towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:[TowerTalk] Remote Ham Radio
> From:K7LXC at aol.com
> Date:Fri, 2 Aug 2013 12:39:10 -0400 (EDT)
> List-post:<towertalk at contesting.com">mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
>
> Greetings, TowerTalkians --
>
>     I'm not sure how I missed it but here is a new  service for hams. It's
> a time-share of ham radio stations of some clout. Check  it out at
> http://www.remotehamradio.com/.
>
>     Some impressive stations are available for your  use.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
>
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