Re: [IRCA] WFAW DX Test

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thinking back about 25 years ago, and I recall being on the IRCA BOD for a 
while back then. I submitted a proposal to make UTC standard for all club 
columns and was shot down faster than our first troops that landed on Omaha 
Beach.

73 KAZ who still wants UTC standard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Miller, KJ8O" <ab8yp@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] WFAW DX Test


> Thx Walt,
>
> As a ham, a SWL, and MW DXER, I much prefer the use of
> UTC times as well. Occasionally I will use local times
> for MW DX reception reports though.
>
> 73 de Joe, KJ8O
>
> --- Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Just a comment and suggestion.  I'm still listening
>> to my mp3 recordings, but suspect I won't be hearing
>> the DX test.  A large number of people reported
>> hearing or tentatively hearing WFAW.  I was quite
>> confused over the times, though.
>> Some use EST, others CST, and quite a few others
>> state no time zone at all.  This is highly
>> confusing.  In the SWL world, one only uses UTC.
>> This is my preferred format.  In this way, there is
>> no chance of confusion.   Is there any similar
>> protocol on the MW side of the house?  If not, may I
>> suggest we all use UTC, or at the very least what
>> time zone you are referring to!
>
>

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