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UTC time?
- Thread starter Se7en
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Ever wonder why U.T.C. is the abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time ?
The official U.S. time - clock
The official U.S. time - clock
Set up a secondary clock on your computer or install a clock program and you'll never have to wonder what time it is again.
Fox Clocks is a cool app for your browser; if you use FireFox.
I have 3 or 4 different time zone on mine..
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxclocks/
I have 3 or 4 different time zone on mine..
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxclocks/
Use WWV to determine UTC (aka zulu and GMT). As suggested, get a separate clock and set it with WWV. Then don't EVER change it except for minor resets. UTC doesn't observe daylight saving time.
In 1963 when I was on active Navy duty, one of our new radiomen was tasked with changing the "ship's clocks" ahead or back one hour as we moved from San Diego over to Hawaii and points west. Poor kid also changed our Zulu clocks, which caused no end of confusion until somebody realized what had happened. For about two hours, we were sending out messages with date-time groups in the future!
MFJ used to make a dual digital clock. Set one for your local time and the other one on Zulu. Don't think they make it any more.
In 1963 when I was on active Navy duty, one of our new radiomen was tasked with changing the "ship's clocks" ahead or back one hour as we moved from San Diego over to Hawaii and points west. Poor kid also changed our Zulu clocks, which caused no end of confusion until somebody realized what had happened. For about two hours, we were sending out messages with date-time groups in the future!
MFJ used to make a dual digital clock. Set one for your local time and the other one on Zulu. Don't think they make it any more.
Nice!
But if you are really cheap - like me - Windows7, Vista, and maybe even Xp, will let you run two clocks on your desktop/tray. I know that Windows7 and Vista will let you run up to three clocks for sure. Not sure about Xp though. I run one clock for local time and the other for UTC time and it doesn't cost a red cent.
But if you are really cheap - like me - Windows7, Vista, and maybe even Xp, will let you run two clocks on your desktop/tray. I know that Windows7 and Vista will let you run up to three clocks for sure. Not sure about Xp though. I run one clock for local time and the other for UTC time and it doesn't cost a red cent.
Well I learned 24hr time so ur saying mathematicly speaking, if its 7am here utc time minus 7
Its 0100utc time ?
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Wrong way. UTC is always later than us here. If it is 7am where you live it is 3pm or 1500UTC. California is 8 hours behind UTC. Just wait until you start logging contacts in UTC. Depending on the time you may even have to make a date correction. When it's 10pm here on December 2 and I work a station, if I use UTC, I have to log it as 0200 December 3.
The World Clock
Then don't bother requesting a QSL card as the operator will not find you in his log as he will be looking at the wrong day.
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