[ct-user] Cabrillo and Soapbox Comments?

[Jim Pratt]

Nate said:

>"Time-on and time-off reporting is not required for logs submitted in
>the Cabrillo format.  This message supersedes item 2.4.2 of the 2000
>ARRL November Sweepstakes Rules on page 102 of October 2000 QST."

>Thus it appears the ON and OFF times are not required.  Also soapbox
>comments can be added manually to the file with any text editor (expect
>Notepad, most likely).  Apparently, the program that reads the logs
>will be able to determine off times, which are thirty minutes at a >minimum 
>length, if I recall.

Actually, based on the Cabrillo logs (and us not being required to state 
offtimes), HQ can NOT properly determine breaks.  Computer logging programs 
determine times off as the time elapsed between two QSOs provided that the 
difference is beyond a threshold (like 30 minutes for SS).  BUT the rules 
state that "listening time counts as operating time", which cannot be 
determined from the logs.

So, even though the rules state that listening time counts, it can no longer 
be determined from the logs submitted.  I guess that isn't important any 
more.

For the record, I don't listen during my off times.

73, Jim  N6IG

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