On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 03:41:53AM -0800, Radiosporting Fan wrote:
> > It is not unusual for me to look at my log during
> > offtime to see what multipliers I have missed and
> > prepare a checklist for the following night of
> > lowband dxing or even next day higher bands.
> >
> > Thus keystrokes and I think this is not counted as
> > operating time.
>
> I think that you are correct (from what I understand
> of HF rules anyway), Dick. How strange this is. One
> can engage in an activity that clearly benefits ones
> score as noted above but doesn't count toward
> "operating time" while they can also engage in
> "SWLing" which doesn't benefit ones score and it does
> count.
SWLing could definitely benefit your score. I think
that listening and finding new stations to work the
moment your off time expires would be a much bigger
direct benefit to your score than log analysis.
> Of course I'm looking at this through "VHF Contester's
> Glasses" where there is no limitation on operating
> time so I may be missing something obvious to others.
> Am I?
Operating time refers to operating the radio - not
operating a computer.
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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