[UK-CONTEST] Remote stuff

[Tom GM4FDM]

On 10/09/2010 11:11, Paul O'Kane wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian White GM3SEK"<gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
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>> I'm quite comfortable with remote stations, provided that
>> everything at that station is on the same site, and that
>> the station location is truthfully declared (above all,
>> by the callsign).
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> I'm also quite comfortable with remote stations, except
> for the purposes of contesting and award chasing. We are
> all entitled to have fun in whatever way we choose so
> long as it's legal and doesn't inconvenience others.
>
> Nevertheless, I feel cheated when an operator tells me he
> is not in the same location as the station.  I'd prefer
> to know, in advance, whether the operator is using remote
> control.  As for those who claim it doesn't matter, I say
> it does matter, and that's why it's called "remote control".
> If it wasn't different, it wouldn't need a different name.


What difference does the location of the operator make.   Going back to 
the NON-contesting example, Martii was operating using an AZORES 
callsign.   Why,  because the station is located in the Azores.   The 
transmitter is in the Azores, the receiver is in the Azores and the 
Antenna is in the Azores.   All that Martii had was a very long headset 
lead.   For the life of me I cant see the difference.   Now, if his 
station was located in the Azores, but he was pretending to be in P5 for 
example, that would be out of order.

When he is operating from his holiday QTH in the Azores, his station is 
regulated by the authorities in the Azores, whether he is there or not.

All this hoo hah about remote receivers and rules of contesting is an 
entirely different thread and was not the subject matter of this 
particular thread.   Lets keep this discussion on topic - OR CHANGE THE 
TOPIC


Tom
GM4FDM




> It seems to me that sooner or later, remote control
> operation (especially when national boundaries are
> involved) will be regulated, if not banned, by our
> licensing authorities.
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>> If that station happens to have a remote operator, it
>> really doesn't trouble me. I am still making a complete
>> two-way radio contact to that station, wherever it is.
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> Amateur radio QSOs are not station-to station-activities.
> They are person-to-person with amateur-band RF as the
> medium.  In the same way, phone calls are person-to-person
> activities with the PSTN as the medium; they are not
> exchange-to-exchange (station to station) activities.
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> To anyone who believes there's no harm in remote-control
> "QSOs", please have a look at these links.
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> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2008-03/msg00461.html
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2008-03/msg00504.html
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> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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