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sakarias
08-18-02, 03:32 AM
I tried to find a moderator email address to send this to, but didn't. Before I forget, I thought I'd post it here.

When I signed up as a new member, this evening, I saw that the GMT time shown on the registration page was fast by one hour. The registration page said it was 8:12 am GMT. But, WWV said it was 7:12 (actually it was 7h15 by the I tuned in WWV). Also, FWIW, GMT is always 24 hour time. No AM or PM.

Mike Sakarias, KL7KE
Juneau Alaska

Joe Gardner
08-19-02, 01:07 PM
Thanks, i'll look into it! The server the site is on was moved from one state to another not long ago, ! know it was correct when setup! :o
Mike Pershing
10-25-02, 03:25 AM
Hello Joe.
I was about to post the same comment, until I found this thread. It looks like the time shown is really BST rather than GMT, so the error will go away for a while next week when Daylight Saving Time ends.

GMT (aka UTC = Coordinated Universal Time) is supposed to be the mean solar time at the meridian of Greenwich. It's not supposed to be affected by the adjustment for Daylight Saving Time. And yes, it's generally expressed in 24-hour time.

You might try here: http://www.time.gov/ and select "UTC" for a time zone.