For the purposes of programming, it is usually best to work only in GMT time at the site. This avoids mistakes in converting to local time.
The following example will help plan the time of arrival at your site, so you
can be finished with your rehab and programming prior to the next scheduled transmission.
EXAMPLE: Your station transmits every three hours at 0944, 1244, and 1544 local time.
Assume that your work day begins at 0800, and you travel two hours to the station,
arriving around 1030. You then spend two hours doing the maintenance and programming.
At 1240 you call the RSSU facility (or your local contact who is logged in to
ASCADS),
and you verify that the station transmitted and that it is operationally correct.
If things aren't right the RSSU folks (or your ASCADS person) can tell you what may
have gone wrong and help you fix it. The next time the station transmits will be 1544
and the folks at the depot may have gone home for the day – they're on Mountain time.
If you have someone who can check ASCADS, though, you might try again to bring the station
up and check it at 1544 to see if it transmitted correctly. If you can't do this, it would
be better to return on the following day. Do not allow a station to remain on the
air if it is not right. This is especially true of time and channel errors, as they may
be interfering with another station.
To obtain GMT from local time, use the corrections below.
For example, 10:00 PDT is 10:00 + 7:00 = 17:00 GMT)
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PDT <> GMT
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PST <> GMT
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MDT <> GMT
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MST <> GMT
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CDT <> GMT
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CST <> GMT
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EDT <> GMT
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EST <> GMT
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