>>>Well, I'd say I'd learned my lesson, but I've done something similar (but
not quite as stupid) before...
>>>DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR COMPUTER'S CLOCK BEFORE THE CONTEST!
>>>Checked my eQSL mailbox this morning, and noticed a handful of "cards"
from
last weekend's WPX contest. Checked the first one against my log - he was
in there, but the time was a bit over an hour off. I guess the guy got the
local<=>UTC conversion wrong. No big deal. Check the next card - he's in
there too - and *his* time is a bit over an hour off. Uh, this doesn't look
good.
>>>Sure enough, it was *me* who got the local<=>UTC conversion wrong - the
computer clock was an hour fast compared to WWV. I stopped operating an
hour early because I wrongly thought the contest was over....
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>>>Doug Smith W9WI
I keep my logging computer on UTC all the time. I need foolproof things
!!! hi
73
Ragnar Otterstad " RAG" LA5HE Also JW5HE OZ8RO.
Located in Telemark - Home of Skiing.
Try http://www.visitTelemark.com
Collector of W.W.2 military radios with focus on German and Resistance
agent) sets, and old crypto equipment - all periods. Always interested in
new acquisitions.
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