[CQ-Contest] ARRL 10m Contest?

[Ronald Rossi]

Yes of course. That is what I get for cut, paste, edit what I wrote for
10m! "ARRL
"160m contest starts on the 1st Friday of December."

Jeff Maass wrote:
> 
> No, the ARRL 160 Meter Contest starts on Friday, not Saturday.
> 
>  Jeff Maass       jmaass at columbus.rr.com     Located near Columbus Ohio
>          USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-cq-contest at contesting.com
> > [mailto:owner-cq-contest at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ron D. Rossi
> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:50 PM
> > To: Gargarella, Arturo
> > Cc: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL 10m Contest?
> >
> >
> >
> > Arturo, etal,
> >
> > I struggled with this too. It had my calendar screwed up. Jerking
> > weekends
> > around on short notice does not go over well at home! The definition of a
> > "full weekend" has nothing to do with what day a contest starts
> > on. Friday is
> > NOT part of the weekend.
> >
> > The ARRL needs to change the definition to read that the "ARRL
> > 160m contest
> > starts on the Saturday following the 1st Friday of December." The
> > date for the
> > 10m contest needs to be worded similarly, "ARRL 10m contest starts on the
> > Saturday following the 2nd Friday of December."
> >
> > By the way does Field Day start on the 22nd or the 29th of June
> > 2002? You can
> > start setting up on Friday, so does it count as a weekend for the
> > purpose of
> > the schedule???? How about the ARRL DX contests in 2003.
> >
> > --
> > 73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron (kk1l at arrl.net) <><
> > QTH: Jericho, Vermont
> > My page: http://www.qsl.net/kk1l
> >
> > >>>"Gargarella, Arturo" said:
> > >
> > > I can't believe this.
> > > It looks crazy.
> > >
> > > Contest Announcement says:
> > > 2. Date and Contest Period: Second full weekend of December.
> > Starts 0000 UTC
> > > Saturday; ends 2400 UTC Sunday (December 15-16, 2001).
> > > As far as I know the weekend starts on saturday, not on sunday.
> > > Then, 1st FULL weekend Dec 1st and 2nd,
> > > 2nd Full Weekend Dec 8 and 9th.
> > >
> > > 73 de Arturo, LU6ETB
> >
> >
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-- 
73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron (kk1l at arrl.net) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
My page: http://www.qsl.net/kk1l


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