[ct-user] Total Time ON?

[Ed Parish K1EP]

At 11/8/2004 03:24 PM, ROBERT LIDDY wrote:
>Ed,
> 
>Tnx for the info!
> 
>I never knew about the OFFTHRESH Command.  It looks like the default in
>my CT Version 9.66.013 is 10 Minutes.  I changed it to 30 Minutes after the
>Contest and it actually changed my ON/OFF times from 19.7/8.4 to 20.9/7.2.
>It has never been a problem for me (that I know of) since I can no longer do
>the entire 24 stint.  Wish there was a 12 hour category for us older guys - hihi.
> 
>Now, I'm wondering what happens if I try to go back ON before the 30 Minutes
>are up?  Will it let me make Q's? 

It doesn't prevent you from making Q's.  It just calculates the on and off times for your pleasure.  In a contest such as SS, I keep a paper log of my times on and off so that I know when I have reached 24 hours exactly.  There is no problem taking 29 minutes off, it just won't count as your off time in SS.  If you are not close to 24 hours, it is a moot point.

> I don't ever actually type ON or OFF during
>the Contest knowing I'll never come close to op'ing for 24 hours any more.  Maybe
>I should, just to be safe?  In the old days with paper logs and dupe sheets, I
>would always write ON and OFF on my Log in the proper places.  Sure is a lot
>easier with computer logging!!

No it isn't.  I was mobile (parked) this weekend and did a couple of hours in CW SS with a paper log and a mini key.  It was fun, but I wouldn't want to do it for 24 hours.  I didn't appreciate the people asking for a complete repeat. I didn't keep a dupe sheet, which is a problem.  No band map, no auto cq, etc.  And there is no ALT-W button.  Actually, there is, it is on the end of your pencil.  Made for a messy log sheet.


> 
>73,  Bob K8BL
> 
>P.S.  Maybe more of us should read the instruction book - yeah, right!
>
>Ed Parish K1EP <k1ep at arrl.net> wrote:
>At 11/8/2004 12:33 PM, ROBERT LIDDY wrote:
>>Bernie,
>> 
>>While the program is running, hit Alt-R. The Rate Box shows your cumulative
>>ON & OFF Times. You can add it to your Summary Sheet with a wordprocessor
>>if you are sending that sheet to someone. For the Contest HQ, they will figure
>>out the actual times from your Cabrillo submission data.
>
>While this is true, be aware of a couple of details. That time in the rate window is "programmable". You can set the threshold with the parameter OFFTHRESH. For SS, you definitely want to change it. It is the off threshold in minutes, so you want to change it to 29 or 30, I forget. Remember, your off time must be at least 30 minutes. So if you have a QSO at 2200 and the next QSO is at 2230, you have only taken 29 minutes off according to the ARRL. 
>
>> 
>>73/GL, Bob K8BL
>>
>>wo2n wrote:
>>Hello, Question, when you finish a contest like SSCW, Where do you find your 
>>total time logged in the contest?
>>Thanks, Bernie/WO2N.> 
>>
>>
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