In 2009, the clocks will change on November 1st, but SS will take place the
following weekend.
ARRL would have to change the UTC time again, then change it back again in
2010. Not likely.
Three changes in 4 years? Logic says no.
On 9/23/07, John Geiger <aa5jg@lcisp.com> wrote:
>
> My original pondering was whether the ARRL was going to change the UTC
> rules
> for the CW SS so it would start at the same time as it always has in the
> past. I realize that daylight savings time has no effect on UTC, but it
> does affect local time. Seems the consensus is that from now on the CWSS
> will just start 1 hour later than in the past.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K0HB " <k-zero-hb@earthlink.net>
> To: "Paul Cassel" <paul@ve3sy.com>; "Craig Cook" <craig.n7or@gmail.com>;
> "CQ
> Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWSS and daylight savings time
>
>
> > Is there any serious Sweepstaker whose station computer clock is set to
> > local time?
> >
> > I keep mine on GMT (that's UTC to you young fellas) with "daylight time"
> > setting locked out. Local time is irrelevant to a radioman.
> >
> > 73, de Hans, K0HB
> > --
> > ><{{{{*> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0hb
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Paul Cassel <paul@ve3sy.com>
> > > To: Craig Cook <craig.n7or@gmail.com>; CQ Contest
> > <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> > > Date: 9/23/2007 6:03:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWSS and daylight savings time
> > >
> > > I believe most programs take their time based on windows time and time
> > zone
> > > settings so I expect it is also important that the windows box have
> the
> > new
> > > DST patch so the offset calculation can be properly made by logging
> > software
> > >
> > > Paul VE3SY
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> > > > bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Craig Cook
> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 11:50 AM
> > > > To: CQ Contest
> > > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWSS and daylight savings time
> > > >
> > > > I would think that they would be the same UTC, regardless of
> anyone's
> > > > local
> > > > time.
> > > > They always went 1PM to 7PM for me. :-) Any 1 persons local time
> should
> > be
> > > > irrelevant.
> > > > --
> > > > --
> > > > 73, Craig Cook - N7OR in Sandy, OR
> > > > ============================
> > > > "...then that's a shame on you."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 9/22/07, John Geiger <aa5jg@lcisp.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Now that Daylight savings time has been extended into November,
> have
> > the
> > > > > times for the CWSS been changed accordingly? Both of the SS
> contests
> > > > used
> > > > > to start at 3pm local and end at 10pm local, but if the hours
> aren't
> > > > > adjusted in the rules, the CW portion will be starting at 4pm
> local.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73s John AA5JG
> > > > > (ex: W5TD, NE0P)
> > > > > 6M WAS #1275, 6m VUCC #1260
> > > > > 2m VUCC #615, Satellite VUCC #129
> > > > >
> > > > >
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============================
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