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CQ WW DX 2013 rules - 2013/07/06 21:12
CQ magazin a officialisé les nouveaux règlements pour SSB et CW et ils pourraient les inclures pour RTTY d'ici la date du concours.
http://cqww.com/blog/?p=178
Classe: Classic Operator (CLASSIC):
Voici les exemples car cela n'est pas si claire en lisant les règlements.
One of the new CQ WW rules for the Classic overlay category specifies that break periods be a minimum of 60 minutes. It is important to note that for most contests, "60 minutes" means 60 consecutive "empty" clock minutes during which no QSO was logged. (Seconds are usually not included in the Cabrillo log QSO: lines and so would not be considered in log checking.)
This is a valid 60-minute off time in a log:
1358Z QSO
1359Z QSO
- first empty minute at 1400
- last empty minute at 1459
1500Z QSO
1501Z QSO
This is NOT a valid 60-minute off time in a log:
1358Z QSO
1359Z QSO
- first empty minute at 1400
- last empty minute at 1458
1459Z QSO
1500Z QSO
There must be 60 consecutive "empty" minutes. The "time B minus time A" gap of 1459 - 1359 = 60 does not meet the 60-minute test because only 59 consecutive minutes are actually "empty" - the last "empty" minute is 1458, not 1459. Leaving a gap of the minimum number of "empty" minutes is always the safest way to be sure of complying with the off-time minimum-break rules since the requirement is rarely stated exactly, nor are the consequences of a violation spelled out. This is also good practice for the 10-minute band change rule. Be safe and don't lose a multiplier or a big chunk of your log because you were one minute too quick to make a QSO!
73, Réjean
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