Re: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UK performance in CQ WW etc

[colin at g3psm.net]

We (the RSGB) specifically requested 0100z, UTC, GMT so that the change
was in line with the ITU recommendation on broadcasting season changes.
  There were a couple of differences between our draft and what
eventually appeared, but that is their perogative.

I very much doubt that Ofcom will be around if and when we ever get
7200-7300 kHz.   At the moment we would be p*****g against the wind.

73

Colin

Dave Lawley <g4buo at compuserve.com> wrote on 04.11.2004, 15:24:53:
>  From the message that Steve has just posted I suspect it was not 
> intended to go to the whole uk-contest list, but specifically on the 
> point of the extension to 40m, it wasn't very clear in the announcement 
> when we were supposed to get the band.
> 
> The announcement said 0100 31 October. Now, the change from BST to GMT 
> officially takes place in the early hours of the morning, 2 or 3am I 
> think. That means that at 1am local we're still on BST, so it's 0100BST 
> which is 0000GMT. So if Gs went onto the band at 0000GMT that was 
> probably ok, but if you wanted to be on the safe side you could wait 
> until 0100GMT. In fact at G1A we didn't start using the new bit of the 
> band until about 0200GMT.
> 
> Perhaps Ofcom will bear this in mind when they let us have 7200-7300 ;-)
> 
> I suppose I should have said UTC not GMT in the foregoing waffle, but 
> you know what I mean.
> 
> Dave G4BUO
> 
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