[RTTY] RU rules

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Ed wrote:

"Starting late does not count as off-time, though it obviously reduces the amount of the 30 hours available to you.  The two
official off-times occur after your first QSO."

I'm confident this is not correct. Starting late DOES count as off time as long as it is at least 30 minutes. Let's say you take the
first six hours off and start the contest at 0000Z on Sunday and operate all the way through to 2400Z. You have satisfied the six
hours of off time greater than 30 minutes, which can all be taken at one time. Nowhere in the rules does it say that the official
off times occur after your first QSO.

It's a very confusing rule.

73, Don AA5AU

-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed Muns
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 9:40 PM
To: 'Fabi va2up'
Cc: 'rtty contesting rttycontesting'
Subject: Re: [RTTY] RU rules

Part of the confusion is understanding the difference between off-time that counts for your 6 hours less than the 30 hour contest
period, compared to any other breaks you care to take.  Those other breaks are simply counted as part of your operating time.

Said another way, the first 24 hours of "operating time" in your log will be counted for your score.  You can operate longer and you
must leave those QSOs in the log so that others don't get NIL penalties.

You can have "official off-time" not count in your 24 hours as long as each off-time period is at least 30 minutes, and you can only
have two of these official off-times.

Does this make sense?

Ed P49X



Fabi VA2UP wrote:
An interesting question was asked to me and would like to make sure. Rules say : 2.2. The six hours of off time must be taken in no
more than two blocks. 
What if one takes 10 or more hours off? The way I see it is the sum of ANY two breaks should not be less than 6 hours. Say 4 breaks
of 3 hours each would be fine. Is this correct?

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