[CQ-Contest] The irony of Operating Time [was: Logging Time [was: Contesting Time Calculation]]

[Kenneth E. Harker]

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 at kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/