Re: [Fwd: Time Codes]

• from: owner-sat-drdish@tags1.dn.net
• Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 19:12:29 +0200
• From owner-sat-drdish@tags1.dn.net Tue Apr 15 13: 19:03 1997

>Could you please help me with a question?
>
>We are a Religious network based in the U.S. and recently launched in
>Europe (via PanAmSat1). We are trying to be intelligent about the way we
>put our programming grids together.
>
>I've noticed you use UTC time, UK time, and CEST time.
>
>1. I have been told that during daylight savings time in Europe both CET
>and CEST (Central European Summer Time) are used indifferently. Is CEST
>the most common sigla used during the months when daylight savings time
>is on?
>
>2. Is UTC an unchangeable reference time so that when the U.K. (GMT)
>goes into daylight savings time, it is ahead of UTC one hour, and when
>no savings time, it coincides with UTC? In other words, UTC never
>changes?
>
>I'm a little confused.

>Thanks again.
>Cristina Borges

Dr.Dish:
1. Just use CET.
2. Much better to list everything in UTC. UTC never changes. At this time
GMT is one hour ahead and CET two hours. In winter-time GMT is the same as
UTC and CET is one hour ahead.
Even cofusing for a lot of European´s.
---------------------------------------------------------
Christian Mass (Dr.Dish)
Editor of TELE-satellite magazine (http://www.TELE-satellit.com)
Producer of drdish@tv, Europe´s first satellite info-channel
(http://www.sat-net.com/drdish/)

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