[CW] A primary rule of radio

[David Ring]

KB,

I have to say I'm shocked!  W1AW schedule "used to be" always given in
UTC (previously called GMT), or "Zulu" time followed by the day and
time in local time.

Does anyone when this was changed?  I see that the Qualifying Runs are
still given in UTC with the "local" time given afterwards.

I know that the problem is the "early" bulletins and code practice
that occur after midnight UTC which makes it the next day.  Tuesday
night here after 8 PM (EDST) is Wednesday morning UTC.

But how is the new comer to learn?  Ever get QSLs from some country in
local time that's on the ZD plus a half hour - like Labrador or parts
of Asia?

40 time zones are more confusing than ONE universal time.

For a list of the 40 time zones in the world, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_zones

73

DR

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Ken Brown <ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
> I Noticed this phrase in a previous post.
>
> "A primary rule of radio"
>
> It reminded me of the use of GMT, Zulu or UTC for radio work. Does anyone
> have any idea how we might impress this primary rule of radio on the ARRL
> when they print W1AW schedules in QST?
>
> DE N6KB
>
>
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