[UK-CONTEST] 80m CC Times

[Berni GU0IDA]

Hi,
   
  I need to reassure myself here...... am I right in saying that the 80m CC contest starts at 20:00 and ends at 21:30. This I understand it be 1:30 long..... and we all call CQ the second our clocks have turned 20:00.
   
  My question is this..... once our clocks turn 21:30 do we stop or can we still go on until 21:30 and 59 seconds, as an example?
   
  I ask this as someone yesterday at 21:30 and 25 seconds was telling me that it's the end...... which really got my back up as you can make at least 1 QSO in that time and there was someone calling me back but it was all too late due to this other operator sending me "END". My clock is set to my GPS so I know I do have the correct time.
   
  After all if my first entry in my log is at 20:00 and my last one is at 21:30 then I have run for 1:30 and not 1:29... if you see my point.
   
  I just want to make it clear in my mind.
   
  Cheers,
   
  Berni 
  GU0IDA

		
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