No nuance here, just inumeracy.
In 2006 the contest started at 2100Z and sunset was at 2239Z
In 2007 the contest will start at 2100Z and sunset will be at 2240Z
73,
Mike K1MK
At 11:26 AM 9/24/2007, Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>It wont change propagation in general, but it COULD affect decisions
>on band changes. Under old time change standards, folks on the east
>coast get perhaps 1 hour of good run time on the high bands before
>folks start to transition to 40 meters. In 2006, the sun sets at
>5:39 p.m., which means that 40 meters is already viable by 2100z and
>skip is lengthing quickly, but folks tend to linger to max mults and
>QSO counts in the Plains and on the Left coast. By contrast, in
>2007, sunset is not until 6:40 p.m. which means closer to 2 hours of
>high band operating time.
>
>There is a nuance here.
>
>73 Rich NN3W
Michael Keane K1MK
k1mk@alum.mit.edu
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