Why the subject [HCDX]: What the hell are you talking about Mr. Moore?

["Bjarne Mjelde" <bjarne.mjelde@xxxxxxxx>]

Corilloclla's information on the DST status in Peru is certainly most valuable, and we on the HCDX list have all things to learn about foreign countries - be it rural way of life or other aspects.

I do not see however the need to shout abuses from the subject line as a reply to statements from others, however ignorant they may be felt.  I found HCDX to be a very good alternative to rec.radio.shortwave, and I hope prevails.


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Dato: 11. september 1999 22:37
Emne: [HCDX]: What the hell are you talking about Mr. Moore?


>You wrote this:
>
>   "DST doesn't make much senese in the tropics     where  length of
>days are about the same all year around. Thus, not many tropical
>countries go on DST. Peru is an exception. When Peru started using DST
>about 8 or 10 years ago, many rural stations continued to announce and
>use standard time only. (Part of the reason is that DST doesn't make
>any difference to rural peasants who live by the sun not clocks. It's
>more relevant to urban life.) Of course, with some Peruvian stations
>not using DST, it was confusing for DXers, obviously, with Peruvian
>stations using two different time standards. I believe DST has been
>more accepted and is generally used on the air by all Peruvians now".
>
>Sorry, this is the funniest thing i've ever read in my life at the
>hard-core-dx list. I've been living in Peru since my birthday 21 years
>ago, and only in the mid-80's (it was 1987 i think), in 1990, and in
>1993 the Peruvian time switched to DST. Of course, the Peruvian radio
>stations has been announcing in standard time since no switch to DST
>was done, either in urbar or rural zones. The south american countries
>that change to DST as far as i know are Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay,
>Chile, and Venezuela. About the life in the rural areas, i've been
>there too, and these people really does live with clocks, tv (not so
>much yet), and radios (very popular). Only that their working rutine is
>kinda different from the one in the urban areas. 
>The goverment (especially in the Fujimori period), tried several times
>to establish the DST, as it happened in 1993, but many people in the
>rural and urban areas complainted of the summer switch. The strategy
>was to save energy, but since Peru is a "tropical" (even tho it doesn't
>seems to be like it) country the day lenght, as Mr. Moore mentioned,
>are not much different from summer to winter, so you spend more energy
>on turning on the light (since 6 am is, in normal time, 5 am). 
>It's known that Peru is an underdeveloped country, but it seems that on
>this list some people think Peruvians dress on underwear and live in
>holes. 
>Leave the prejudice somewhere outside the list, ok?
>
>Greetings from Lima,
>
>Moises Corilloclla (a) "Led Zeppelin"
>
>
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