[Dxbase] DXB and UTC

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

Go here to get a neat program that will sync your PC Clock to NIST.


http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm 

 

Your Tax Money at work.

 

73, Dick, W1KSZ

 

 
> From: w2irt at verizon.net
> To: k6el at comcast.net; dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:01:48 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXB and UTC
> 
> DX Base will log in UTC automatically by calculating the offset from the
> system time that you have Windows set up for. If you've told your PC that
> you're in US-Eastern, it will add 4 hours now and 5 hours when the time goes
> back in the fall. Make sure your PC clock is set for the right time zone and
> you don't need to do anything else to DX Base. Incidentally, you should also
> periodically ensure that your clock is synchronized to NIST or other time
> standards--either by doing it manually to WWV or else using an NTP app.
> 
> -----------------------------------
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Peter,
> W2IRT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Jon Casamajor
> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 4:50 PM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dxbase] DXB and UTC
> 
> I asked Scientific Solutions but have never received an answer so I'll ask
> here. Is there a way to set a UTC/Zulu time offset so that DXbase will log
> the time and day appropriately without having to put my PC clock on Zulu
> time?
> 
> The old DOS version was capable of that but I can't find it in 2007.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon-K6EL
> 
> k6el at comcast.net
> 
> 
> 
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