Getting the times correct is NOT an issue in ARRL contests. Since there are
no time limits in the ARRL VHF contests accurate time is not a problem. So
long as a call is in both logs you and the other station will get credit.
Times ARE an issue in the CQ WW DX contests where stations attempt to
circumvent the rules for multi single and multi two by rubber clocking. Even
for those CQ HF contests if your times are consistantly wrong by the same
amount, the algorithm will pick it up.
73 Gene W3ZZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Smith [mailto:w0eea@sbbco.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 7:58 AM
To: James French; VHF Contesting email
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] a new Strategy for home and club stations
>
> Since Zack has brought this up about forgetting to account for the
> time correctly, I have been told that if I don't have the QSO time
> correct within a two minute time frame that my log could be
> disallowed. My clocks when out in the field are not that accurate most
> of the time, but I do try to log as correct as I can though.
>
> Has anyone heard or seen of this?
>
> James W8ISS
>
Hi James,
If you are 'out in the field' you should have a GPS with you. The GPS shows
time accurate to well within a second. So do most cell phones.
73,
Jim W0EEA
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