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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 
 


UTC Time Conversion

The updated page times are listed in both Arizona time, which is the local time for me, and also as Universal Time (UTC). (UTC is also known as GMT, or Greenwich Mean Time.) The following conversion table can be used to convert UTC time to your own local time zone.

Local Time Zone Conversion from UTC Time at 12:00 UTC
ADT - Atlantic Daylight -3 hours 9 am
AST - Atlantic Standard
EDT - Eastern Daylight
-4 hours 8 am
EST - Eastern Standard
CDT - Central Daylight
-5 hours 7 am
CST - Central Standard
MDT - Mountain Daylight
-6 hours 6 am
MST - Mountain Standard
PDT - Pacific Daylight
-7 hours 5 am
PST - Pacific Standard
ADT - Alaskan Daylight
-8 hours 4 am
ALA - Alaskan Standard -9 hours 3 am
HAW - Hawaiian Standard -10 hours 2 am
Nome, Alaska -11 hours 1 am

To dynamically calculate/convert your UTC, click here.
General Exam
Question: G9A11

Question: Which of the following is NOT a Yagi antenna design variable that should be considered to optimize the forward gain, front-to-rear ratio and SWR bandwidth?

A. The physical length of the boom

B. The number of elements on the boom

C. The spacing of each element along the boom

D. The polarization of the antenna elements

Correct Answer: D


For more questions that might appear on an Amateur Radio License Test, click on the "practice exams" link on the left panel.