[UK-CONTEST] UK log requirements question

[Ian White, G3SEK]

Dave Sergeant wrote:
>
>In fact BR68 does not require you to record the times of start and 
>finish of each contact, only the start and finish times of a period of 
>operation. It only requires you to record the callsigns of stations 
>worked during that period, specific times are not needed. It does 
>however say you should record all CQ calls whether answered or not, and 
>the times of all band and mode changes...
>
I've always taken the "start of a period of operation" to be the start 
of the first transmission, and the "finish of a period of operation" to 
be the end of the last transmission. Band and mode changes likewise.

The requirement to record CQ calls is peculiarly daft. My logs have been 
inspected a few times over the past 40 years, but no PO or RIS inspector 
has ever queried the mysterious absence of CQ entries.

I think we're all much clearer about what's really needed than the 
regulations are.


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73 from Ian G3SEK