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Re: [CQ-Contest] When does the contest end

To: John Geiger <aa5jg@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] When does the contest end
From: Ryan Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:49:55 -0500
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Strictly speaking, if you are even 0.0000000001 of a second past
2400z, you have already reached 0000z.  This is why most digital
clocks don't even bother to display 2400 and they just go to 0000.

Therefore it stands to reason that the timestamp of the last QSO must
be on or before 2400:00z.

Ryan, N2RJ

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:10 AM, John Geiger <aa5jg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> If the contest rules say that a contest runs from 0000z to 2400z, when does 
> it actually end?  Does it end the second it turns 2400z?  Or are you allowed 
> to operate through the 2400z minute and it actually ends when it turns 0001z?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
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