OT: ARRL CW Sweepstakes question

[Bob Cunnings NW8L]

Forgive me for asking, but I'm not a contester and am unclear on how
things work. Tuning around 40 mtrs I hear a lot of what seems to be
ARRL CW Sweepstakes activity right now. According to the ARRL website
the contest begins at 2100 hrs Sat. March 5 (UTC) - but at this moment
it's only 0310 hrs March 5 on my clock. Is 2100 March 4 being confused
with 2100 March 5? I hear so many stations that it's hard for me to
believe that they are wrong, so I think that I must be
misunderstanding something.

73,

Bob NW8L
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This is a practice session.  No worries

Mike W0MU

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On 11/4/2011 9:11 PM, Bob Cunnings wrote:

> Forgive me for asking, but I'm not a contester and am unclear on how
> things work. Tuning around 40 mtrs I hear a lot of what seems to be
> ARRL CW Sweepstakes activity right now. According to the ARRL website
> the contest begins at 2100 hrs Sat. March 5 (UTC) - but at this moment
> it's only 0310 hrs March 5 on my clock. Is 2100 March 4 being confused
> with 2100 March 5? I hear so many stations that it's hard for me to
> believe that they are wrong, so I think that I must be
> misunderstanding something.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob NW8L
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[Bob Cunnings NW8L]

Ok, thanks - I never knew such a thing existed. It seemed just as
intense as the real thing! I'll have to try it myself some year.

BTW, I meant to say November, not March!

Bob NW8L


>This is a practice session.  No worries

>Mike W0MU

>J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011
>J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011
>W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
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[Ken G Kopp]

Hi Bob,

I hear several DX stations on 40 (CW) now that are creating a good
bit of activity, but nothing relayed to SS.  KE7X will be operating from
here tomorrow, and he's not even here yet. (:-)

73!

Ken - K0PP
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> Forgive me for asking, but I'm not a contester and am unclear on how
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