[ct-user] How CT Tells Time

[Frank Grossman WB2BXO]

I made my first (somewhat casual) contest effort using CT 9.27 with radio 
control (CT-17 to IC-765), and CW keying today.  I ran into an interesting 
anomaly related to setting time.

Specifically, when I set the system clock to the correct local time, I get 
local time -- not GMT/UTC -- displayed in CT, and have to change it.  Next 
time I reboot the computer, I have to go through the DOS date/time prompts, 
and at least one time, had to reset the system clock.

What am I missing here?  How can I set things up so that I can start CT and 
be sure the correct Zulu time is displayed and logged.  Can I do this without 
worrying about my system's time?

Another question:  Can I use a DOS ".bat" file to start my COMTSR's.  I
didn't play with this much, but a quick test suggested that ".bat" files can 
only run commands from and in the root directory.

Frank
WB2BXO

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