[UK-CONTEST] Ending time

[g3ory at lineone.net]

Dave,
" it is most unlikely that QSOs going over the end minute can be 
proved."

As they say in panto 'Oh no it isn't'. As Ed mentioned it is now 
very easy to use an SDR receiver and a computer to record the whole of 
the contest band for the whole of the contest period (subject only to 
there being sufficient space on the hard drive).



Detecting rubber clocking becomes easy peasy. You just replay the 
recording and tune in to each signal that continues beyond the end time 
to see who it was.



73 Bob

G3ORY



>----Original Message----

>From: dave at davesergeant.com

>Date: 22/01/2011 19:40 

>To: "uK Contest Reflector"<uk-contest at contesting.com>

>Subj: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Ending time

>

>On 22 Jan 2011 at 19:30, G4LMW wrote:

>

>> To re-iterate the clarification given at that time, the RSGB CC

>> confirmed that a QSO had to be *completed* (and logged) before the 
end

>> of the contest. So (using your example) the last logged time for a 
QSO

>> would be 21.29

>> 

>

>And presumably the robot will alert you if any times in your 
Cabrillo 

>are outside the contest time - allowing you to edit the file and 

>resubmit...

>

>Realistically unless anybody is monitoring you at the time (and 

>themselves missing the chance of a last minute QSO) it is most 
unlikely 

>that QSOs going over the end minute can be proved. I sometimes 
hesitate 

>before pressing the closing 'Enter' key and it rolls over as far as 
the 

>logger is concerned, but that doesn't mean the QSO (including the 
final 

>'R' from the other station) has itself rolled over. Obviously if 

>somebody's clock is out by 5 minutes he will soon get the message 
that 

>it has finished...

>

>73 Dave G3YMC

>

>http://www.davesergeant.com
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