[Elecraft] Bouvet

[Rick WA6NHC]

While the ARRL has accepted remotes as 'legal' for DXCC credit (a 
dubious decision) IF the user is within the same entity as the rest of 
the DXCC entries on the application, it then becomes a moral issue.  
It's faster than driving around the entity for better propagation, also 
entirely 'legit'; or owning several stations scattered about (also legal 
for DXCC and brings up the argument of 'buying' the DXCC, ignored for 
the moment).

Ultimately, all operators must live with the moral choices they've 
made... no one else can shame or praise them as much as they do to 
themselves; presuming that each is honest to ones self.

I can say with certainty that every entry in my log was made with my 
radio, using my antenna(s) that I put up personally (sometimes with 
assistance in this arena).  Since I don't really compete against others 
and my fiercest competition, is me.  That is the (moral) choice one must 
use; to be true to self.  I refer to any DXCC standings, simply to see 
how I'm doing in the overall 'game'.  Using my station remotely while 
traveling, doesn't affect that; it's still MY station.

In fairness, not everyone can have a station these days (HOA, budget, 
space) so there is a place for a remote station... I'm not belittling 
that.  But HOW it's used, is again, a moral choice.  For me, having a 
selection of rented stations about, just to use the best propagation, 
violates my ethics.  Choose wisely, you have to live with yourself.

73
Rick NHC

On 3/23/2019 3:05 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Knut,
>
> If I recall, the DXCC credit is for the location of the transmitting 
> station, so if you are operating remotely, it would be the location of 
> the station you are remoting into, not your control location.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
> On 3/23/2019 5:34 PM, ab2tc wrote:
>> Hi Elecrafters,
>>
>> His site asks the question "is this legal?" Presumably, as far as FCC is
>> concerned it is. But if I work Bouvet using this remote, can I really 
>> claim
>> DXCC credit for myself for it? It would seem exceptionally unfair. 
>> Doesn't
>> ARRL have a rule for as how far you can move from place to place and 
>> still
>> claim accumulated DXCC credits? I find this highly troubling. I would 
>> never
>> use this. I want my DXCC to be real (well over 200 credits from 100W 
>> (K3 of
>> course) and a dipole at a single location).