Despite all the talk about daylight savings time and computers, your
question was a good one John. I would hate to see the SS start even later!
However, since the DST change happens during the contest, at least it
doesn't end any later, which would be even worse.
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Geiger
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 12:31 AM
> To: k-zero-hb@earthlink.net; Paul Cassel; Craig Cook; CQ Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWSS and daylight savings time
>
> My original pondering was whether the ARRL was going to
> change the UTC rules for the CW SS so it would start at the
> same time as it always has in the past. I realize that
> daylight savings time has no effect on UTC, but it does
> affect local time. Seems the consensus is that from now on
> the CWSS will just start 1 hour later than in the past.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K0HB " <k-zero-hb@earthlink.net>
> To: "Paul Cassel" <paul@ve3sy.com>; "Craig Cook"
> <craig.n7or@gmail.com>; "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWSS and daylight savings time
>
>
> > Is there any serious Sweepstaker whose station computer
> clock is set to
> > local time?
> >
> > I keep mine on GMT (that's UTC to you young fellas) with
> "daylight time"
> > setting locked out. Local time is irrelevant to a radioman.
> >
> > 73, de Hans, K0HB
> > --
> > ><{{{{*> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0hb
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Paul Cassel <paul@ve3sy.com>
> > > To: Craig Cook <craig.n7or@gmail.com>; CQ Contest
> > <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> > > Date: 9/23/2007 6:03:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWSS and daylight savings time
> > >
> > > I believe most programs take their time based on windows
> time and time
> > zone
> > > settings so I expect it is also important that the
> windows box have the
> > new
> > > DST patch so the offset calculation can be properly made
> by logging
> > software
> > >
> > > Paul VE3SY
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> > > > bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Craig Cook
> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 11:50 AM
> > > > To: CQ Contest
> > > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWSS and daylight savings time
> > > >
> > > > I would think that they would be the same UTC,
> regardless of anyone's
> > > > local
> > > > time.
> > > > They always went 1PM to 7PM for me. :-) Any 1 persons local time
> should
> > be
> > > > irrelevant.
> > > > --
> > > > --
> > > > 73, Craig Cook - N7OR in Sandy, OR
> > > > ============================
> > > > "...then that's a shame on you."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 9/22/07, John Geiger <aa5jg@lcisp.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Now that Daylight savings time has been extended into
> November, have
> > the
> > > > > times for the CWSS been changed accordingly? Both of the SS
> contests
> > > > used
> > > > > to start at 3pm local and end at 10pm local, but if
> the hours aren't
> > > > > adjusted in the rules, the CW portion will be
> starting at 4pm local.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73s John AA5JG
> > > > > (ex: W5TD, NE0P)
> > > > > 6M WAS #1275, 6m VUCC #1260
> > > > > 2m VUCC #615, Satellite VUCC #129
> > > > >
> > > > >
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