On 16/12/2014 18:27, Barry W2UP wrote:
On Saturday afternoon, during the 10m contest, I was surprised to be
called by a very loud YO4. Condx were such that the band was not open
to central/eastern EU here in Colorado at that time. Given the signal
strength, I presume the YO4 was using a remote on the east coast of
the US.
What are the legalities of such an operation?
As described, the operation is illegal. Nothing in
CEPT authorises, or may be construed as authorising,
transnational remote control. CEPT concessions apply
to visiting hams only.
At the September 2014 IARU Region 1 General Conference
in Varna, Bulgaria, the following text was adopted for
publication in the HF and VHF Managers Handbooks.
"It should be noted that Recommendation SC11_C4_07
states that member societies bring to their members
attention that the T/R 61-01 [CEPT] agreement only
applies to people using their own call sign, with
the appropriate country prefix, when the operator
is actually visiting that country, not for remote
operation."
Where does this type of operation fall in terms of contest rules and
ethics?
It is both illegal and unethical. Further, it makes
a mockery of ham radio and the DXCC program.
http://ei5di.com/hunting1.html
73,
Paul EI5DI
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