February 22, 2007 - Daylight Saving Time Trivia

Today's trivia subject was suggested by Khalil, K6FCC.

Since 1986, DST started on the first Sunday in April and ended on the last Sunday of October. Beginning this year we are extending Daylight Saving Time a bit. Daylight Saving Time will start on the second Sunday of March (March 11) and end on the first Sunday of November.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In Antarctica, there is no daylight in the winter and months of 24-hour daylight in the summer. So... Does Antartica observe Daylight Saving Time?



TRIVIA ANSWER:

Yes... and No.

Many of the research stations in Antartica observe Daylight Saving Time to synchronize with their supply stations in Chile or New Zealand but the rest of the continent does not.

U.S. bases, including both McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, use New Zealand's time zone and daylight saving dates.

The Antarctic Peninsula (Palmer Station) uses Chile's time zone and daylight saving dates.

Rothera, a British base, does not implement daylight saving, but instead remains GMT -3.

Today, approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving.

> > > > > > NET CHECK IN's < < < < < <

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net, and their answer to the Trivia Question.

* WB6A - Pat - No
* WB6ATV - Ron - Yes
* KE6CZH - Robert - No
* KG6DBL - Bill - Yes
* W6DTS - Ted - Yes
* K6FCC - Khalil - No Answer
* N6GXS - Ralph - Gumdops (To be fair, he called me on the phone during Newsline and didn't have any idea what the question was...)
* KD6JEV - John - No
* N6KAS - Andy - Yes
* KG6KTC - Leon - No
* NY6L - Jay - No
* K6LMN - Roger - No
* N6NGU - Lee - Yes
* W6NVY - Gary - Maybe No
* KG6NWJ - Barry - No
* KF6PIH - Scott - Yes
* K6QVZ - Joe - No
* KG6RDA - Sidney - No
* AD6UP - Louie - No
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - No (Checked in by KG6RDA)
* N6ZZK - Theo - No
* KG6TRR - Bob - Yes

Thanks to all who checked in.

73
de N6CIZ





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