[UK-CONTEST] Ending time

[Roger Cooke]

Hi Y'all.

  Just got through reading all the input on this touchy subject! I can see now 
why it causes flames
and I must have missed the previous discussion on this, so apologies for raising 
it yet again. There
seems to be two views:
1  Strict adherence to the NO sending of useful information AFTER 2130.00  So, 
despite having
started a QSO at, say 2129.30, getting some QRM, and asking for repeats, ( or 
listening to long 

macros!  ), finishing off the contact just over the limit is not allowed.  Fair 
enough.
2  An allowance of this situation stating that the QSO was STARTED within the 
time. 


  I must admit that I still favour the latter, otherwise the rules might just as 
well say the contest will
finish at 2129.00.  However, I am not that bothered, but just wanted 
clarification!  Chill lads, it is
just a hobby!  I smile at those fanatics who moan about sending an extra 
"period" or "73" during 

a data contest.....

However, to pick some more nits::::::::::::::::

  We all know that you have to be on the band by lunchtime if you wish to 
"reserve" your frequency,
especially in the awful SSB mess. Would it be possible to pre-book a channel 
please? It would really
save me time, and also guarantee me a nice clean frequency. I would like 3648 
for the SSB section.

  Pondering on that for a second, thinking about comparing this to an F1 race, 
it is tantamount to saying
to the big boys  "You can warm your engines and go over the start line at 150mph 
whilst all the others
have to wait until the lights change before moving.   

  Flak jacket and hard hat in place!!!!!  Good fun though eh?

 

Regards from Roger, G3LDI
Swardeston, Norfolk.





________________________________
From: G4LMW <g4lmw at btconnect.com>
To: Roger Cooke <g3ldi at yahoo.co.uk>; uk-contest at contesting.com
Sent: Sat, 22 January, 2011 19:30:38
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Ending time

Roger

I recall that this one was flogged to death a while back.

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

Regards
Rob, G4LMW
RSGBCC

----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Cooke" <g3ldi at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 7:17 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Ending time


> Hi Y'all.
> 
>  Seeing the new announcements from the contest committee prompted me to ask
> about this.
> We were having a discussion about "time" at our local Club contest workshop. I
> always check
> my time ten minutes before a contest and update the computer clock, as should
> everybody I
> guess. There really is NO excuse for rubber-clocking. On this subject, the 
>start
> time is pretty
> obvious, 20.00.00 on the dot ( if you can find a frequency at that time among
> all those who set
> up camp at lunch time!).  However, the finish time is a grey area. I have 
>always
> been under the
> impression that if I called CQ at 21.29.50 and somebody answered me at 
>21.29.53,
> then I was
> 
> allowed to finish that QSO, even though it would take me OVER the finish time.
> 
>  Could a committee member please be more specific on this point, because
> somebody at our
> meeting said that the QSO would go into the log as 21.30 and therefore would 
>not
> be counted.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards from Roger, G3LDI
> Swardeston, Norfolk.
> 
> 
> 
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