[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement - the next

[dyarnes]

Fred and all,

You are correct!  The Navajo Tribe does not stay on AZ time (standard time) 
during the DST timeframe.  However, there are several reasons for that.  For 
one thing, the Tribe itself is scattered over 3 states--AZ, NM, and UT.  The 
biggest chunk is in AZ, but those other states do go on DST.  More 
importantly, perhaps, is that the "capital" of the Tribe, Window Rock, is 
just barely in Arizona.  However, for a great many things the Tribe is 
joined commercially at the hip with New Mexico.  The biggest nearby city of 
any consequence is Gallup, NM, and Window Rock itself is generally served 
mainly from NM sources.  Anything they need from an even larger city usually 
comes out of Albuquerque, including all (or nearly all) their professional 
services, etc.  So, since New Mexico does go on DST, I think that makes it 
much more convenient for the Navajo Tribe to do likewise.   I'm not sure 
what the Hopi Tribe does, and they are surrounded by the Navajo Tribe in AZ. 
That's the same issue that causes a couple of other non-DST areas to ignore 
their time zone in favor of what the nearest large metro center does.  I 
think Indiana has some of this.  At least one county in Oregon (my home 
state) is not in the Pacific time zone!  that county aligns more with Idaho.

I remember back in the late 50's, when I went to Ft. Knox, KY, the state of 
Kentucky was/is split between the central and eastern time zones (Tennessee 
is also).  The odd thing back then was that the eastern half did go on DST 
(it was optional back then), but the western half did not!  So, in the same 
state you had a two hour difference!!!  That was pretty crazy!

Isn't DST fun!!!

Dave W7AQK