[CQ-Contest] WPX OffTimes

[David Levine]

Rex,

Maybe you responded before reading some follow-up posts, but stop worry
about "OFF time" and count your operating time. Operating time is 36 hours
from when you start unless you don't log a contact for 60 mins or more in
which case you are considered not to be operating. What you do before your
first Q and after your last Q isn't part of any determination. 

So instead of thinking about it as being "off" for 12 hours, look at is as
operating for up to 36 hours. 

David - K2DSL

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rex Maner
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:33 PM
To: David Levine; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WPX OffTimes

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 ??

Quack