[CQ-Contest] WPX Off-Times Can't be assumed!

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

You can skip as much time as you want at the beginning.  That time is not
counted toward off time.

For example:

You get home late and start at 0400, instead of 0000z.  You still have 36
hours of operating time left.  In this case you would only have to take 8
hours of off time.

You do not necessarily have to take 12 hours of off time.  You can start
late and go for 36 hours and be finished.  You can start at the beginning
and go for 36 straight if you want or you can take off times greater than 1
hour until your 36 hours is used up.
 
If you start at 0000z you will then need to take 12 hours off.

Mike W0MU

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-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Osborne
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 7:14 PM
To: CQ-Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WPX Off-Times Can't be assumed!

If someone wanted to skip the first few hours for some reason, couldn't they
just get on and make 1 contact then quit and come back later?  73 Tom W7WHY



> Under N8BJQ, the rules were interpreted that
> BEFORE your start and AFTER the 36 hours,
> the 60 minute minimum did not apply.
>
> K6AW never bothered to answer my question
> on that despite three emails and two telephone
> calls that I made to him.  So I never did find
> out how it was handled.
>
> Now we have K5ZD, and he has not addressed
> this question yet.  Hopefully he will now.

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