[SOC] senile.....

[Ian C. Purdie]

Bill Cunningham wrote:

> Ahem!!

Yes Saltbush, knew I could draw you out of the "scrub"

> > OTOH, we have one esteemed member also in high standing, [I'll get killed
> > here], one William Cunningham [K4KSR] who doesn't seem to have his PC's
> clock
> > right and my email program slavishly follows time. A fact of life.
>
> You are absolutely right here, Ian.  Didn't care what the clock thought
> about time until I moved shack indoors and entered the world of computer
> logging.  So now I set clock to UTC via the Naval Observatory web site.
> Either the site or the PC tends to drift a bit and I have to reset once a
> week.  Wish they would get their act together.

So do I, it's a shocking program slaved to UTC via the Naval Observatory web
site.

Hmmm, did you give the right time zone? Not Hawaii + 24 hrs?

Everybody try this [FREE} - I have the modest paid for versions:

Scroll down to "SocketWatch"

http://www.locutuscodeware.com/download.htm

Now an addendum to this [my mate in South Africa]

NEXT:

As I've said before,

This program is Freeware. If you want to show your appreciation with something
that won't fit in an email, here's the address:

Dale Nurden
14 Willow Crescent
Pinetown 3610
South Africa

Please mark it as a gift, otherwise he'll get slapped with duties and taxes.

http://users.iafrica.com/d/da/dalen/tclockex.htm


> Why not just punch in the local offset to UTC in the logging software?
> Because one of several software items doesn't provide for the offset and has
> fooled me on occasion.

Hmmm, summink's wrong cause it's not workin' for you Bill. Time wise...

> AND because at least one other SOC can't remember his own offset and has
> missed a sked at indecent hour of the night.  No names here, but he would be
> a newly minted European ham who was so excited when a subsequent sked worked
> that he hasn't been heard since.

A Paul type person? Forget I said that, he's accomplished more in 3 months than
I have in the last 5 years.

> > Numerous responses to Bill's posts come first, then later we get Bill's
> > original post.
>
> Wouldn't you expect quick witted responses to outpace slow witted posts,
> especially given the distance to Oz.  Or do you reverse order in the
> southern hemisphere?  (Is there any order down there?)  Perhaps we order
> find out.

Definitely no order here, contrary to public opinion.

> > Timed several hours later, now that's a first class SOC effort, even if a
> > little unnerving. Actually totally unnerving...
>
> Ian, nobody ever accused you of losing your nerve.

Absolutely never, ever. Naturally you would never level such trivial accusation.

> > Nothing worse than the answer followed by the question...
>
> You obviously don't  understand the long term popularity of our TV quiz
> show, "Jeopardy."

Now

That was once licensed to OZ, back in the' '60's or was it '70's I can't
remember but it *was* screened here, not my gig.

BTW - Bill's a close mate

Saltbush Bill  (something for the other SOCs to look up)

I'll back that in...

> K4KSR

Class...

72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
Budgewoi N.S.W. Australia - Co-ords S33�14', E151�34'
VK2TIP "I'll give ya the TIP mate" QRP-L #1978. SOC #171 FP#91
http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/