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Summer Sprint (80m phone) - tonight

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Hi all,

This is on from 7-8pm tonight (if I have my times correct) - more info here
http://www.qsl.net/zl1vk/PRCClubActivit ... print.html

For VK and ZL stations, run by the Papukara radio club in NZ.

More info here
http://www.qsl.net/zl1vk/PRCClubActivit ... print.html

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Re: Summer Sprint (80m phone) - tonight

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meg wrote: This is on from 7-8pm tonight (if I have my times correct) - more info here
http://www.qsl.net/zl1vk/PRCClubActivit ... print.html
The rules state 0900-1000UTC which is 1800-1900 WDST. We are now 9 hours ahead of UTC not 7.
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I keep a separate clock on my desk set to UTC. Handy
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Blinky wrote: The rules state 0900-1000UTC which is 1800-1900 WDST. We are now 9 hours ahead of UTC not 7.
Ah of course - daylight saving fools me again!
Actually I think I did the calculation wrong too. Curse my lack of mathematical skills!

A good idea robbage having the second clock.

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meg wrote:
Blinky wrote: The rules state 0900-1000UTC which is 1800-1900 WDST. We are now 9 hours ahead of UTC not 7.
Ah of course - daylight saving fools me again!
Actually I think I did the calculation wrong too. Curse my lack of mathematical skills!

A good idea robbage having the second clock.
If you're using Vista on your PC, you can set it to display multiple clocks when you hover over the time in the bottom corner.. !
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Fastlane wrote: If you're using Vista on your PC
Nope, I ain't. I suspect the local $2 shop might have some little clocks that will pain me less than Windows :P

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meg wrote:
Fastlane wrote: If you're using Vista on your PC
Nope, I ain't. I suspect the local $2 shop might have some little clocks that will pain me less than Windows :P
Do we have a Mac user in our midst? :P
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There's a few Mac user hams here, Fastlane :-)
Vista :-#
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Fastlane wrote: Do we have a Mac user in our midst? :P
Yup - a few of us even. Though in truth I have 2 PC's on my desk - one mac and one linux.

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Re: Summer Sprint (80m phone) - tonight

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OK, I now feel violently ill :P
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Contest is too early for me. That time of day should be illegal. :P

(btw 2 x W2K, 3 x XP, 1 x Windows Mobile and 1 x W98 here. (3 PCs, 2 laptops, 1 EEEPC and a PDA))
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Re: Summer Sprint (80m phone) - tonight

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Sounds like fun.

I'll get a few points working some locals and maybe some other states if I'm lucky but ZL on 80m on a wire antenna probably isn't going to happen :(
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OK.. operating system wars. Stop it. Smack. [-X
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vk6hgr wrote:Sounds like fun.

I'll get a few points working some locals and maybe some other states if I'm lucky but ZL on 80m on a wire antenna probably isn't going to happen :(
I heard a couple of locals chatting, and some morse. Put out a couple of calls but I think my antenna is in worse shape than yours Gavin :cry:

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Re: Summer Sprint (80m phone) - tonight

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meg wrote: I heard a couple of locals chatting, and some morse. Put out a couple of calls but I think my antenna is in worse shape than yours Gavin :cry:
Name a frequency and I'll give you a call :)
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