[CQ-Contest] WPX OffTimes

[Ed Muns]

> Try this on for size,
> 
> I was at the radio ready to go and a wind storm took the 
> power out for 35 min, when I get power back it take's another 
> 10 minutes to get the radio and amp going along with the computer.
> 
> Now ::  Am I operating for those 45 minutes or do I still 
> have a requirement to take another 15 minutes before I can 
> count the time off or start the contest if I start at 0045 
> and loose those 45 minutes as time off ??
> 
> Is this to be consider  OFF time ??

The same thing could happen in the middle of your operating time and, yes,
it would be subject to the 60-minute minimum off time rule.  But your
original example, where it occurs before you made your first QSO, is not
subject to the 60-minute minimum time.  You can start your operating time as
soon as you want.  It doesn't matter why you can't/don't operate, only when,
as far as the 60-minute rule is concerned.

Ed - W0YK