[CQ-Contest] Logging Time [was: Contesting Time Calculation]

[Radiosporting Fan]

Understanding often requires poking at the issue from
several angles.  The rules on such things are too
entrenched to even think about re-writing them.  The
only option would be a new contest. (hmmmmm.) ;)
Ev, W2EV


--- Kelly Taylor <ve4xt at mts.net> wrote:

> Why are we going from trying to understand the rules
> to trying to re-write
> them?
> 
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Radiosporting Fan" <radiosporting at yahoo.com>
> To: "cq-contest reflector"
> <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:35 PM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Logging Time [was: Contesting
> Time Calculation]
> 
> 
> Ok...rather than offering another definition for
> Operating Time and Listening Time, I'll offer a new
> concept: Logging Time.
> 
> If you press a key, then you are either logging or
> attempting to determine if you can log (by
> dupe-checking a heard callsign, etc.).  Either way,
> you are attempting to add to your score.
> 
> If you fail to press a key for n-minutes, then you
> have entered the "not logging zone". :)  If the
> "trip
> line" is set to n=15, then you are considered
> logging
> until you've reached 15 minutes of no-keyboard
> activity, at which time the software identifies that
> you are now "not logging".
> 
> I realize that this is a definition that doesn't
> presently exist in the rules of any contest that I'm
> aware of.  Consider it an "evolutionary concept" and
> nothing more for now.
> 
> Thoughts or comments?
> 
> Ev, W2EV
> 
> 
> 
> 
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