[CQ-Contest] SS CW today

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 03:40:56PM -0600, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
> Actually we will have more daylight hours this year on the first day which
> IMHO is a good thing.

I can't tell if this is being said as a joke or not.

Unless the contest changes the UTC times in which it is run, the amount of 
daylight you get will be the same as it always has been.  Let's say that 
the contest used to start at 3:00 PM (local) for you, and sunset was sometime 
around 6:15 PM (local).  Now, because we're still in daylight savings time, 
the contest starts at 4:00 PM local, but sunset is 7:15 PM local.  Either 
way, you get 3 hours, 15 ominutes f daylight.

> 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 at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of James Cain
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 7:20 AM
> To: cq-contest at 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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