[OKDXA] Remote operation

[Roger Simpson]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<< FROM ROGER      K5RKS
I think my view is the same as many of you that have commented. I think 
remote operation should definitely be allowed. It is legal and it is 
answering the need of people who live in CC&R restricted locations or 
apartments, etc. However, I do think that we need some type of distance 
limit between the remote transmitter/receiver location and the location 
of the operator.

One reason this is needed is to insure fairness across different DX 
entities.

Consider a guy who lives in a condo in St. Louis. Without some distance 
restrictions he could run a remote station on Marin Headlands [Pt. Reyes 
CA] or on Cape Cod depending upon where the DX is located and what is 
going on with propagation depending upon the time of day and on the band 
of interest.  He could work VU4 from both Coasts in a single 24 hr 
period!!

Now consider a guy who lives in Manchester England. Without a distance 
limitation he could only run remote within the "narrow confines" of 
England because Scotland and Wales [and even the Channel Islands] are 
separate DXCC entities.

We should allow remote operation but we should not give guys who live in 
giant entities that span a whole continent (and many time zones -- such 
as USA and Canada) a HUGE advantage compared to those running remote in 
JA or EU for example.

It wouldn't be even "remotely "fair" {pun intended} if a guy in DL land 
could run remote within an area the size of the USA state of Oregon 
while the guy living in USA could run remote across an area over an 
order of magnitude larger than Germany that spans a whole continent.


73    Roger   K5RKS
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------ Original Message ------
From: "Rick Vidmar K9KK" <K9KK at atlinkwifi.com>
To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 11/24/2014 4:41:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Remote operation

>GARY
>Very well said.
>My Thinking EXACTLY.
>K9KK, Rick
>
>On 11/24/2014 4:11 PM, Gary McCrorey wrote:
>>      Myself, as long as the remote station is in the general location 
>>of the operator it should be allowed. What I have a problem with is 
>>stations on the west coast using stations on the east coast and vice 
>>versa. Also, if a station is overseas etc, and using a remote station 
>>here in the united states,, should not be allowed. We would not 
>>actually be working the station from that country. I realize with all 
>>the restrictions it is getting harder and harder to fine a place 
>>allowing outside antenna's. I usually try to find someplace without 
>>covernants, but this is getting more and more difficult. So, with 
>>using remote within a couple of hundred miles, I am perfectly ok with, 
>>but any further, should not be allowed.
>>      This is just my opinion.
>>Thanks,
>>WQ5R Gary
>>
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