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by N5XM on May 27, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
I was so excited about the WPX CW contest this last weekend I made a terrible mistake. I forgot that the time had changed and we were on daylight savings time. I tried to start at 2300 hrs instead of 0000 hrs UTC. I didn't turn in a log, so no problem for me, but I wanted to apologize to all those I tried to send contest exchanges to BEFORE the contest started. What a maroon I am...n5xm

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by W3LK on May 27, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
You aren't the first, nor will you be the last. :) This is a good reason to have a clock in the shack set to UTC. I have three clocks on the menu bar of my iMac: UTC, 24-hour Local and 12-hour Local. 73, Lon - W3LK Naugatuck, Connecticut

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by KB9CRY on May 28, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
Ditto on UTC. The only clock in my shack is on UTC time.

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by VE3CX on June 5, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
Turning in a log is optional, so not a big deal if you don't submit your log, and no need to appologize. Many people get on, make a few QSO's, and that it... However, if you DO enter a log, you also get to see your call in print (for the major contests), which can be a reward itself. Most of us will never "win", but its always fun to get on and make some QSO's.

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