[CQ-Contest] Re: CONTEST RULES CHANGE - ARRL CONTESTS

[Tom Frenaye]

The only real change to off times in ARRL contests is that the 10m contest now requires a minimum of 30 minutes for off times - it didn't used to be specified and some people took advantage of it to use 5 or 10 min off times...   Since off times are usually not entered into your logging program or required in the Cabrillo format, there shouldn't be any software change.   Just watch the time operated and make sure to use 30 minute breaks when there is an off time required.

It'll also apply to the RTTY Roundup where the old rule said two off times totally six hours, but requiring them to be at least 30 min long isn't going to change much.

                    -- Tom

At 04:03 PM 9/10/2003, K3FT wrote:
>See http://www.arrl.org
>
>Following text from ARRL website (C) ARRL 10 Sep 03.
>
>Looks like we update our software AGAIN and replan our 'off' time :-)
>
>K3FT
>
>=================
>"ARRL announces contest rule changes (Sep 10,
>2003)
>
>-- The ARRL Contest Branch has announced rule
>changes governing ARRL-sponsored operating
>events. The changes become effective November 1,
>2003. 
>---
>(1) In any contest that requires off-time, any
>claimed off-time period must be at least 30
>minutes long. "Remember that listening time
>counts as operating time when calculating
>off-time," said ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan
>Henderson, N1ND. ---

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-mail: frenaye at pcnet.com    YCCC --> http://www.yccc.org/
Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444