UTC and how to calculate it
 

What is UTC exactly?

I live the Mountain Time zone and would like to know what time it is in
Britain. Does anyone have a chart that I can down load to help me?

Thanks

Comtech

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What is UTC exactly?

I live the Mountain Time zone and would like to know what time it is in
Britain. Does anyone have a chart that I can down load to help me?

Thanks

Comtech



Go to dxing.com/utcgmt.htm also see
astronomy.physics.tamu.edu/download/index.html and get Astronomy clock.
You might also check out worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/.

Universal Time Constant also called GMT or Grenich Mean Time.
It has been also referred to as Zulu from the days of Morse code.

Peter Tate wrote:

Universal Time Constant also called GMT or Grenich Mean Time.
It has been also referred to as Zulu from the days of Morse code.

It is referred to as Zulu Time not necessarily because of Morse
(International) Code.

It is simply because the time zone the Greenwich Meridian falls in is
the 'Z' time zone. (All time zones have a letter designator).

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

N8KDV wrote:

Peter Tate wrote:


Universal Time Constant also called GMT or Grenich Mean Time.
It has been also referred to as Zulu from the days of Morse code.


It is referred to as Zulu Time not necessarily because of Morse
(International) Code.

It is simply because the time zone the Greenwich Meridian falls in is
the 'Z' time zone. (All time zones have a letter designator).

Where can we find a listing of these letter designations? And how would
we indicate daylight savings time in relation to that time zone? i.e.

Thanks,

Al

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:54:00 +1000, "Peter Tate"
wrote:

Universal Time Constant also called GMT or Grenwich Mean Time.

The two are not totaly synonymous, AFAIK. However, for practical
purposes, they can be considered to be so.

Unless I am mistaken, on Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:19:20 +0100, Noel
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:54:00 +1000, "Peter Tate"
wrote:

Universal Time Constant also called GMT or Grenwich Mean Time.

The two are not totaly synonymous, AFAIK. However, for practical
purposes, they can be considered to be so.

UTC is the French Spelling for "Universal Coordinated Time" as on WWV
at 5, 10, 15, and 20 Mhz. CHU in Canada, I believe, says it in
French. UTC has evolved from GMT, therefore the "Universal" in its
name. Basically, GMT is 0000Zulu which is 0000 UTC. Subtract 1 hour
for each 15 degrees of longitude westward to get your local time.

MST would be UTC - 7 hours, or: 1300 UTC - 7hours = 0600 MST.

Hope this helps those reading threads and not checking links while
reading them.


Use the usual techniques if you wish to reply via email.

Molon Labe!

And how would we indicate daylight savings time in relation to that time
zone?

Subtract one hour, unless you live in Arizona or El Paso. Arizona and, I
believe, El Paso don't switch to daylight saving time. There may be local
exceptions in Arizona. (I think Ohio or some other statedoesn't switch, either.
But you said Mountain Time.)

Broadcasters usually stay with the clock, thusSW schedule UTC times will shift
an hour around the time of the zone time switches.

In my location, CDT is 5 hours behind UTC, i.e., 1200 here is 1700 UTC. During
CST, there is a 6 hour difference.

Oh, and the UTC day starts at 0000 just as a local day does. 2200 CDT Monday
will equal 0300 UTC Tuesday.

Bill, K5BY
SE Texas

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This may help.
p1. I am in the Eastern time zone. I am 4 hours behind UTC. It is 4:14pm
(add 12 hours for afternoon times to convert to 24 hour time) on my monitor
amd 20:14 on my clock. Convert from Eastern to Mountain Time.
p2. Radio Shack Travel Alarm Clock/Calendar (item no. 63-959) can be
set for 24 hour time. Costs about $15. I keep it at my computer.
p3. Buy Monitoring Times and look at the Shortwave Guide listings. All
times are given in UTC and in E/C/P time zones.
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In theory you can take 1 hour off for each 15 degrees of longitude but
so many localities have deviated from that standard it is no longer
applicable in practice. A few sites I use for time zone info a

For US and Canada time zones:
www.timetemperature.com

For world time zones:
www.worldtimeserver.com

Canada has the most confusing time zones and they are constantly
changing. Anyone with a good authoritative source or chart for Canada?

Regards



"Temporary FL@L&ER" . wrote in message . ..
Unless I am mistaken, on Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:19:20 +0100, Noel
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:54:00 +1000, "Peter Tate"
wrote:

Universal Time Constant also called GMT or Grenwich Mean Time.

The two are not totaly synonymous, AFAIK. However, for practical
purposes, they can be considered to be so.

UTC is the French Spelling for "Universal Coordinated Time" as on WWV
at 5, 10, 15, and 20 Mhz. CHU in Canada, I believe, says it in
French. UTC has evolved from GMT, therefore the "Universal" in its
name. Basically, GMT is 0000Zulu which is 0000 UTC. Subtract 1 hour
for each 15 degrees of longitude westward to get your local time.

MST would be UTC - 7 hours, or: 1300 UTC - 7hours = 0600 MST.

Hope this helps those reading threads and not checking links while
reading them.


Use the usual techniques if you wish to reply via email.

Molon Labe!