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Re: [ct-user] Time calculation CQWW-CW

To: "AC0W" <ac0w@charter.net>, <ct-user@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [ct-user] Time calculation CQWW-CW
From: "Robert L. Shohet" <kq2m@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:59:56 -0500
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CQWW and ARRLDX have no "off-time".  CQWPX has an offtime of 60 minutes.

OFFTHRESH is the correct command.

73
Bob KQ2M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AC0W" <ac0w@charter.net>
To: <ct-user@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:11 PM
Subject: [ct-user] Time calculation CQWW-CW


> Hank
>
> I believe the default off threshold in CT is 10 minutes. As per Ed's
> comments you need to change it to match the contest sponsors requirements.
> For CQWW that is 60 minutes. Doing that should correct the problem.
>
> I believe the correct command to set the off time is OFFTHRESHOLD in the
> callsign field. My computer with CT is down right now so I can not verify.
>
> Bill
> AC0W
>
>
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:25:53 -0700
> From: "pfizenmayer" <pfizenmayer@qwest.net>
> Subject: Re: [ct-user] Time calculation CQWW-CW
>
> 1: I am curious how CT calculates time on air for CQWW - IE: is there a
> window that is used before it thinks you are "off".
>
> Reason I ask is my calcs say I was "on" 26.22 hours using a half hour as
> being "off" - CT says I was "on" 20.8 hours "off" 26.9 hours.  ( I started
> about 15 minutes late).
>
>
> 73 de Hank K7HP
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:05:02 -0500
> From: Ed K1EP <k1ep.list@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ct-user] Time calculation CQWW-CW
>
> At 12/2/2008 06:25 PM, pfizenmayer wrote:
>>1: I am curious how CT calculates time on air for CQWW - IE: is there a
>>window
>>that is used before it thinks you are "off".
>>
>>Reason I ask is my calcs say I was "on" 26.22 hours using a half hour as
>>being "off" - CT says I was "on" 20.8 hours "off" 26.9 hours.  ( I started
>>about 15 minutes late).
>
> Set the time off threshold, using the command OFFTHRESH.  It may not
> be set to what you think is the min time off.
>
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