WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

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

Cheers
Meg

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.

I keep a separate clock on my desk set to UTC. Handy

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.

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.. !

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

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

Do we have a Mac user in our midst?

There's a few Mac user hams here, Fastlane
Vista

Fastlane wrote: Do we have a Mac user in our midst?

Yup - a few of us even. Though in truth I have 2 PC's on my desk - one mac and one linux.

OK, I now feel violently ill

Contest is too early for me. That time of day should be illegal.

(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))

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

OK.. operating system wars. Stop it. Smack.

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

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

Name a frequency and I'll give you a call