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Re: [CQ-Contest] SS CW today

To: "'James Cain'" <jamesdavidcain@gmail.com>, <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS CW today
From: "Mike Fatchett W0MU" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 15:40:56 -0600
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Actually we will have more daylight hours this year on the first day which
IMHO is a good thing.

Daylight savings or standard time have no bearing on UTC as that time never
changes.  You can operate 24 of the 30 hours.

If you want to sleep more that is your prerogative.

Good luck to all.


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of James Cain
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 7:20 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] SS CW today

Remember way back, when everybody in the U.S. switched from Daylight Saving
Time to Normal Time on Saturday night of the CQ WW SSB contest?

Well, thanks to the geniuses in the U.S. Congress, who extended Daylight
Saving Time by a week or so, SS CW starts at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (instead of
4 p.m.). I suppose it starts later in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific
time zones, too. 

If I am wrong/confused about this, attribute it to my having grown up in
Indiana, where time is relative to what county you live in. 

Does this mean that we can operate only 23 hours instead of 24? Or is it 25
hours? Do we get more sleep overnight? 

Does anybody really know what time it is? 

Maybe we should have an SS Practice between 2000Z and 2100Z. If we all send
CW near the speed of light, will SS start later still?

Jim Cain, K1TN
Atlantic City NJ Time
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