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VK5BWF > LOST 06.10.04 05:44l 47 Lines 2597 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 347-VK5BWF
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Subj: Re :US time zones etc
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From: VK5BWF@VK5ALE.#EYP.#SA.AUS.OC
To : LOST@WW
I am again confused re the bulletin of Ian,which appeared to be all in quotes
including the footer ; so is Ian quoting himself or the other Ian ?
As I see it Z is the last ,but also the beginning with A displaced by one
hour . I fail to see any dastardly plot by the French-except for the
UTC versus CUT .For all practical purposes GMT is equivalent to UTC so
far as the average person is concerned- it is an unfortunate reult of the
Earth being more inaccurate as a timekeeper than a bevy of atomic clocks.
Greenwich observatory was established expressly to facilitate global
navigation hence GMT. It is convenient to allocate letters to timezones,
the reason for omitting a couple of letters is possibly that O can be
confused with 0 and Apparently I anJ are interchangeable in some languages.
The prime meridian is not the one where the day begins - it would be
very confusing if it was .
Regarding the topic of R lines in another bulletin, I have also looked
at these and noticed the variation in times -it is a pity that BBS sysops
do not take the trouble to adjust their clocks or timezone offset so
that the R line time is correct. Some I am sure show local time but the
R line shows Z. I see no reason to alter the software to show GMT or any
other time than Z which most amateurs appear to understand as being
UTC or GMT .Having said this I am aware that my local BBS appears to
offend in this way and in fact the date is usually wrong also , but apart
from setting up a rival BBS i have no control over this and must live with
it , and also the problem of running my computer on local time with the
odd half hour offset from the rest of the world. I make the best of this
by setting my computer clock one half hour slow on official local time
and setting the UTC offset to the full hour.
Take care, kindest regards. DE
Trev VK5BWF@VK5ALE.#EYP.#SA.AUS.OC Locator PF75WG
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