Not to be too picky, but....
Before BJQ, weren't the rules:
1. maximum of 30 hours of operations
2. minimum of 30 minutes per off time
?????
If you start the contest (today) 11.5 hours after the start of the contest and
you operated
for the next 36 hours straight, that would be a total elapsed time of 47.5
hours. I dare say
that nobody would be "penalized" for having 30 minutes (which is less than 60
minutes) of
"off time" at the end, because you have used up your allotted 36 hours of
operating time
and clearly 11.5 hours (at the front end) is > 60 minutes. All requirements
are met.
As for starting the contest at 0059z, why would anyone do that? Just wait the
extra
minute and claim the hour of off time.
There is nothing in the RULES I see about off time having to be sandwiched
"between" QSOs.
[snip]
II. Period of Operation: 48 hours. Single Operator stations may operate 36 of
the 48 hours –
off times must be a minimum of 60 minutes. Multi-Operator stations may operate
the full 48 hours.
[end snip]
We all know why it says "60 minutes minimum" - that is for guys who operate
"too much" and try to
capture the required off time by adding up the "empty minutes." I suppose that
lots of guys would
be willing to sit at the rig during a 30 minute off time, while very few would
be motivated to do
that during an enforced 60 minute off time.
...ask Randy! It will either show up in a revised FAQ or in his BLOG
:-)
de Doug KR2Q
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