[CQ-Contest] WPX rules from the past

[Milt, N5IA]

Doug,

In your example given, start your operation 11.5 hours after the beginning 
of the contest and then operate 36 stright hours, there is no ""OFF" time. 
You have simply operated the 36 hour contest without taking "OFF" time.

In order to be "OFF" and have "OFF" time counted, there is an implied 
message that you have been operating (ON), are taking time "OFF", and will 
return to be "ON".

There is the implication by words that "OFF" time has to be "sandwiched 
between QSOs".  Otherwise you are not "OFF".  You have either not started to 
operate, you are finished operating without operating the total allocated 
time, or you have completed your allotted operating time.

During an official contest time period, time before being "ON" in the 
contest (making the 1st Q) and any time after the last QSO are not "OFF" 
time.

Milt, N5IA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kr2q at optimum.net>


There is nothing in the RULES I see about off time having to be sandwiched 
"between" QSOs.

[snip]
II. Period of Operation: 48 hours. Single Operator stations may operate 36 
of the 48 hours –
off times must be a minimum of 60 minutes. Multi-Operator stations may 
operate the full 48 hours.
[end snip]