[CQ-Contest] On time correction

[David Hachadorian]

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From: "Tree" <tree at kkn.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:23 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] On time correction


>
> K6LL wonders:
>
>> TIME ON CALCULATION
>> 2100-0849 =  710
>> 1313-1605 =  173
>> 1635-0154 =  559
>>            ------
>>   On time = 1443 minutes (max of 1440).
>>
>> One thing I don't understand though. Why didn't the log 
>> checker
>> compute my last op time segment (1635 to 0154) as 560 minutes,
>> rather than 559? That would have made my op time 1444.
>
> I did find a small bug in the program - but it turns out to 
> only be
> a cosmetic isssue.
>
> When printing the ON TIME for the last operating period - the 
> time
> shown should one more than it is shown.  However, note that the
> total number of minutes is actually correct (being one more 
> than
> the total of the operating periods shown).
>
> So - the total 1443 is indeed correct and the right number of
> minutes is taken off at the end.
>
> This is fixed for next year.

In that case, why didn't I get dinged for an extra minute for my 
29 minute break from 1605 to 1635, bringing the total op time to 
1444?

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ