G3KEV wrote:
Someone has suggested a qso would be valid if it took 24 hours. I
think
this is rediculous, because it is not likely that any operator would
continuously try for this period of time.
So you wouldn't allow NA-Eu one night and Eu-NA the following
night?
And if I were to work ZL on 136kHz by integrating each dot over
several days, you wouldn't think I had made a QSO, even if I
exchanged callsigns and reports? And this despite the fact that I and
my QSO partner would have had to design and construct some
extremely clever kit to do it.
The real key is: Is the QSO continuous? ie Was there a gap in time
where conditions were such that the QSO could have been
continued, but was not? Any other ruling would instantly outlaw
contacts which would be possible only with very sophisticated
techniques, and would stifle development of these techniques.
Note, though, that we don't really need rules except for awards. If I
think I have made a contact that's good enough for me.
Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT)
http://www.lf.thersgb.net
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