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Old November 8th 07, 04:14 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default UTC/GMT Unchanged - Warning USA Goes Back To Standard Time

On Nov 4, 9:34 am, RHF wrote:
UTC/GMT Unchanged - Warning USA Goes Back To Standard Time

Spring Forward -to- Daylight Saving Time {USA}
DST =http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_Savings_Time.
Fall Back -to- Standard Time {USA}
* While UT / UTC / GMT are an Unchanging Constant
UTC =http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?UTC/s/0/java
* * The Official US Time .Gov @ UTC Time Zone

ABOUT - Daylight Saving Time (DST)http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
* Introduction
* When We Change Our Clocks
* Rationale & Original Idea
* First There Was Standard Time
* Early Adoption & U.S. Law
* Anecdotes
* World Daylight Saving Time
* Books & Creditshttp://www.timeanddate.com/time/aboutdst.htmlhttp://www.infoplease.com/spot/daylight1.htmlhttp://geography.about.com/cs/daylightsavings/a/dst.htmhttp://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.php

Daylight Saving Time, Its History and Why We Use Ithttp://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html
* Saving Time and Saving Energy

The Oposing View - End Daylight Saving Timehttp://www.standardtime.com/
* Lets Have Standard Time Now and Forever !

Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center {MicroSoft & Apple}
MS PC TIME =http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst
APPLE TIME =http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305056

SHORTWAVE RADIO TIME : "UTC"
Universal Time (UT) -aka- UTC and GMThttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/htt...wich_Mean_Time

Shortwave Radio Station "WWV" and "WWVH"
Frequencies : 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 15 kHz and 20 kHzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWV_%28radio_station%29
WWV @ Fort Collins, Colorado -USA-
WWVH @ Kekaha, Island of Kauai, Hawaii -USA-
* Jane Barbe -aka- "Time Lady"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Barbe
* NIST Time and Frequency Serviceshttp://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/boulder.html
NIST - Frequently asked questions (FAQ) indexhttp://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/general/faq.htm

The "World Clock" - Current Local Times Around The Worldhttp://www.fhs.ch/en/worldclock.phphttp://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

MAP - World Time Zones .Com
WTZ =http://www.worldtimezone.com/
DST =http://www.worldtimezone.com/dayligh...time_zones.svg
World Time Zone - Abbreviationshttp://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/

MAP - Grey Line Maphttp://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?UTC/s/0/javahttp://dx..qsl.net/propagation/greyline.htmlhttp://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=968http://www.smeter.net/propagation/views/current-gray-line.php
THE WORLD =http://www.worldtime.com/cgi-bin/wt.cgi

Shortwave Radio Listener QSL Reports News & Info Grouphttp://groups.google.com/group/shortwave-listener-qsl-reports
Read & Post Your Shortwave Listener (SWL) Reception Reports
SWL-QSL-REPORTS =http://tinyurl.com/3awlyr

* * * W A R N I N G * * *
Now Why The 'Warning' USA Goes Back To Standard Time
Read - Study Ties Time Shift and Pedestrian Deaths
-by- Seth Borenstein- AP Science Writer - Fri Nov 2, 6:04 PM EThttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/ap_on_sc/time_change_accidents
After Clocks are Turned-Back this Weekend, Pedestrians out
Walking during the Evening Rush Hour are nearly Three Times
(3X) more likely to be Struck and Killed by Cars than before the
Time change.http://www.kcbs.com/Daylight-Savings...-Lives/1170697

it is said - time waits for no man . . .
be it standard or daylight - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}
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Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna HELP =http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna NEWS =http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna INFO =http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
* * * All Are Welcome : Including ELMERS and 'Want-to-be-Elmers'
plus plain old "Mister-Know-It-Alls"; and even those Newbees with
"I Know This Is A Really Dumb Question - But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
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The Shortwave Listener's Blessing :
SWL BLESSING =http://tinyurl.com/s2bjm
May You Never Tire of Listening to the Radio and Always
have Strong Signals and Noise Free Reception ~ RHF {ibid}http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9233
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Tous Sont Bienvenus ! - - - Groupe par Radio
d'auditeur d'onde courte pour des Antennes de SWLhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Alle Sind Willkommen ! - - - Shortwave Radiozuhörer
Gruppe für SWL Antennenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Tutti Sono Benvenuti ! - - - Gruppo Radiofonico
dell'ascoltatore di onda corta per le Antenne di SWLhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Todos São Bem-vindos ! - - - Grupo de Rádio
do ouvinte do Shortwave para Antenas de SWLhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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¡Todos Son Agradables! - - - Grupo de Radio del oyente
de la onda corta para las Antenas de SWLhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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= = = = Plain Old American-English Translation = = = =
All are Welcome - - - To Join the Shortwave Listeners
(SWL) Antenna Group on YAHOO !http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Back to the Topic and Focus and 'original' Post :

Shortwave Radio Listener's (SWL) Know Their Times
be it Local Standard and Daylight Saving Time or UTC.

Spring Forward -to- Daylight Saving Time {USA}
DST = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_Savings_Time .
Fall Back -to- Standard Time {USA}
* While UT / UTC / GMT are an Unchanging Constant
UTC = http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?UTC/s/0/java
* * The Official US Time .Gov @ UTC Time Zone

~ RHF
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