[UK-CONTEST] Ending time

[Keith Maton]

I agree, Roger.  It should be added to the formal rules and then perhaps we won't have to do this all over again :-)


73
Keith.



On 23 Jan 2011, at 14:19, Roger Thawley wrote:

> 'twas I who raised this as a topic of discussion a few months back and a
> number of views were forthcoming on the subject, however, it appeared that
> the practice of many is to complete a started contact if it over-runs
> slightly.
> 
> With regard to the 'clarification' issued by the contest committee, that's
> all very well, however, the words of that clarification need to appear
> within the formal rules before that clarification constitutes anything more
> than a statement of intent...I assume the Contest Committee News item
> stating that "The committee is now enforcing start and end times for
> contests more strictly" means that some words along those lines have now
> been published - I'll go looking for them when I get a moment!
> 
> 
> 
> Roger, G0BSU
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> OK, I'll rephrase it.
> 
> The rules have been clarified by the RSGB Contest Committee to indicate that
> all QSOs should be completed by the time the clock ticks over to the closing
> minute.
> 
> Better?
> 
> 
> 73
> Keith.
> 
> 
> 
> On 23 Jan 2011, at 13:41, Dave Sergeant wrote:
> 
>> On 23 Jan 2011 at 11:15, Keith Maton wrote:
>> 
>>> The rules say that all QSOs should be completed by the end of the
>>> contest, why is that so hard to follow?
>> 
>> Except that they do not. Read the General Rules at
>> http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/hfgenrules.shtml
>> There is nothing in there that I can see that indicates QSOs should be
>> completed before the end of the contest, or for that matter whether it
>> is 21:30:00 or 21:30:59, or even 21:29:59.
>> 
>> (and as an aside I see it says: "Incomplete contacts must be logged
>> with zero points claimed.". Not sure how one does that in a Cabrillo
>> log...).
>> 
>> 73 Dave G3YMC
>> 
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