[UK-CONTEST] Ending time

[Rob Harrison]

"Many a true word spoken in jest"

Bob G8HGN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Cooke" <g3ldi at yahoo.co.uk>
To: "G4LMW" <g4lmw at btconnect.com>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Ending time


>
> 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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