[WriteLog] ARRL 10m Test Time question...

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

I interpret what they've said to mean 140000Z December 02 to 152400Z
December 02 (using your Military notation - I used to be in MARS where we
used that too).

They reference the day in terms of UTC - not any other time zone for
clarity, to be clear that it is the full 48 hour period.

It also denotes starting at the beginning of the 14th, and ending at the end
of the 15th.

I agree that it should be changed to 152359Z to be more accurate.

N5NJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Brown - KC0CZI" <kc0czi@midmoskywarn.net>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] ARRL 10m Test Time question...


> I am planning on working the ARRL 10M test coming up in a couple of
> weeks... However the ambiguity in the rules has me posing a question
> that perhaps one of you might be able to clarify.
>
> The rules state:
>
> 2. Date and Contest Period: Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000
> UTC Saturday; ends 2400 UTC Sunday (December 14 -- 15, 2002).
>
>
> So...  Is it Saturday evening through Sunday evening (6p-6p local
> Central time) or is it TRULY in UTC which would be 6pm Friday through
> 6pm Saturday?
>
> The fact that they added the "UTC" in there, and then referenced a date
> is confusing - especially to me who is used to dealing with military DTG
> information such as 140000Z - 142400Z December 02 - which is seeminly
> what the ARRL has stated.
>
> I'm probably making it too complicated - but the times provided aren't
> clear.
>
> Just to keep it OT... I am planning to use Writelog :=)
>
>
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