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TIME CONVERSION CHART

KEY:

n = northern hemisphere summer time
s = southern hemisphere summer time
v = variable (keeps sun time)

World Time:		Old Indiana:		New Indiana:		Time Zone:
UTC	DST	Jan	Jul	Jan	Jul	Zone Name	Cities & Countries
0		+5	+5	+5	+4	Greenwich (UTC)	Abidjan, Iceland
0	n+1	+5	+6	+5	+5	British	London
+1		+6	+6	+6	+5	Angola	Tripoli, Luanda
+1	n+2	+6	+7	+6	+6	EU	Berlin, Geneva, Stockholm
+2		+7	+7	+7	+6	Ukraine	Cairo, Cape Town, Kiev
+3		+8	+8	+8	+7	Kenya, Russia	Nairobi, Moscow
+3	n+4	+8	+9	+8	+8	Israel, Syria	Jerusalem
+3v	v	+8v	+8v	+8v	+7v	Saudi	Riyadh
+3:30	+4:30	+8:30	+9:30	+8:30	+8:30	Iran	Tehran
+4		+9	+9	+9	+8	Georgia	Muscat, Mauritius
+4	n+5	+9	+10	+9	+9	Azerbaijan	Baki
+4:30		+9:30	+9:30	+9:30	+8:30	Afghan	Kabul
+5		+10	+10	+10	+9	Pakistan	Karachi
+5:30		+10:30	+10:30	+10:30	+9:30	New Delhi	India, Bombay, Sri Lanka
+5:45		+10:45	+10:45	+10:45	+9:45	Nepal	Kathmandau
World Time:		Old Indiana:		New Indiana:		Time Zone:
UTC	DST	Jan	Jul	Jan	Jul	Zone Name	Cities & Countries
+6		+11	+11	+11	+10	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Maldives
+6:30		+11:30	+11:30	+11:30	+10:30	Myanmar	Rangoon, Bhutan
+7		+12	+12	+12	+11	Bangkok	Thailand, Jakarta, Hanoi
+8		+13	+13	+13	+12	Taiwan	Beijing, Perth, Singapore
+9		+14	+14	+14	+13	Tokyo	Seoul
+9:30		+14:30	+14:30	+14:30	+13:30	Darwin	Darwin
+9:30	s+10:30	+15:30	+14:30	+15:30	+13:30	South Australia	Adelaide
+10		+15	+15	+15	+14	Papua	Port Moresby, Guam, Brisbane
+10	s+11	+16	+15	+16	+14	Sydney	Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart
+10:30		+15:30	+15:30	+15:30	+14:30	Lord Howe Is.
+11		+16	+16	+16	+15	Solomon	Noumea, Magadan, Vanuatu
+11:30		+16:30	+16:30	+16:30	+15:30	Norfolk	Norfolk Is.
World Time:		Old Indiana:		New Indiana:		Time Zone:
UTC	DST	Jan	Jul	Jan	Jul	Zone Name	Cities & Countries
+12		+17	+17	+17	+16	Kiribati Gilbert	Tarawa, Gilbert Is., Fiji, Wake Is.
+12	s+13	+18	+17	+18	+16	New Zealand	Christchurch, Auckland
-12		-7	-7	-7	-8	Baker Is.	Howland Is.
+12:45		+17:45	+17:45	+17:45	+16:45	Chatham	Chatham Is.
+13		+18	+18	+18	+17	Kiribati Phoenix	Enderbury, Phoenix Is., Tonga
+13	s+14	+19	+18	+19	+17	Samoa	Apia
-11		-6	-6	-6	-7	American Samoa	Pago Pago, Midway Is.
+14		+19	+19	+19	+18	Kiribati Line	Kiritimati, Line Is.
-10		-5	-15	-5	-6	Hawaii Time	Honolulu, Aleutians
-9:30		-4:30	-4:30	-4:30	-5:30	Marquises
-9		-4	-4	-4	-5	Gambier Islands
-9	n-8	-4	-3	-4	-5	Yukon Time	Alaska, Juneau, Fairbanks, Nome
-8:30		-3:30	-3:30	-3:30	-4:30	Pitcairn
-8		-3	-3	-3	-4	Clipperton Is.
-8	n-7	-3	-2	-3	-3	Pacific	Seattle, Los Angeles, Tijuana
-7		-2	-2	-2	-3	Arizona	Phoenix, Hermosillo, Nogales
-7	n-6	-2	-1	-2	-2	Mountain Time	Denver, Albuquerque, Calgary
World Time:		Old Indiana:		New Indiana:		Time Zone:
UTC	DST	Jan	Jul	Jan	Jul	Zone Name	Cities & Countries
-6		-1	-1	-1	-2	Central America	Regina, Tegucigalpa
-6	n-5	-1	0	-1	-1	Central Time	Chicago, Houston, Winnipeg
-5		0	0	0	-1	Old Indiana	Lima, Bogota, Southampton Is.
-5	n-4	0	+1	0	0	Eastern Time	New York, Montreal, Miami
-4		+1	+1	+1	0	Bolivia	Caracas, San Juan, Bermuda
-4	n-3	+1	+2	+1	+1	Atlantic Time	Halifax, Goose Bay
-4	s-3	+2	+1	+2	+0	Chile Time	Santiago
-3:30	n-2:30	+1:30	+2:30	+1:30	+1:30	Newfoundland	St. Johns, Corner Brook
-3		+2	+2	+2	+1	Greenland	Natal, Buenos Aires, Godthab
-3	s-2	+3	+2	+3	+1	Rio Time	Rio de Janeiro, Asuncion, Montevideo
-2		+3	+3	+3	+2	South Georgia	Stanley
-1		+4	+4	+4	+3	Azores
0		+5	+5	+5	+4	Greenwich (UTC)	Abidjan, Iceland

INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE

A	di dah		N	dah dit	PAIRS	MIRROR
B	dah di di dit		O	dah dah dah	E T	A N
C	dah di dah dit		P	di dah dah dit	I M	U D
D	dah di dit		Q	dah dah di dah	A N	W G
E	dit		R	di dah dit	S O	V B
F	di di dah dit		S	di di dit	U G	F L
G	dah dah dit		T	dah	R K	Y Q
H	di di di dit		U	di di dah	W D	E / T
I	di dit		V	di di di dah	F Q	I / M
J	di dah dah dah		W	di dah dah	L Y	S / O / H
K	dah di dah		X	dah di di dah	J B	R / K
L	di dah di dit		Y	dah di dah dah	P X	P / X
M	dah dah		Z	dah dah di dit	~(HVCZ)	~(JCZ)

1	di dah dah dah dah		6	dah di di di dit	1 6	4 6
2	di di dah dah dah		7	dah dah di di dit	2 7	3 7
3	di di di dah dah		8	dah dah dah di dit	3 8	2 8
4	di di di di dah		9	dah dah dah dah dit	4 9	1 9
5	di di di di dit		0	dah dah dah dah dah	5 0	5 / 0

.	di dah di dah di dah		,	dah dah di di dah dah	? ,	? / ,
?	di di dah dah di dit				~(.)	~(.)

		end	AR	di dah di dah dit
		wait	AS	di dah di di dit
		error	HH	di di di di di di di di

q signals

Q Signal Meaning (Exchange I and You for ?)

QRA	My station (Call)	QSA	Your signal strength:
QRB	Distance between us	QSB	Your signals are fading
QRD	My trip Destination, Origin	QSD	Your signals or keying bad
QRE	My ETA
QRF	Returning to Location
QRG	Your exact freq (KHz)	QSG	Send (num) messages
QRH	Your freq varies
QRI	Your Tone
QRJ	Can't receive you (Do you read?)
QRK	Your legibility is	QSK	Can hear you between signals
QRL	Busy	QSL	I will ack reception
QRM	Have interference	QSM	Repeat last message
QRN	Have static	QSN	I heard you on (KHz)
QRO	Increase power	QSO	I can comm with (Call)
QRP	Decrease power	QSP	I will relay to (Call) free
QRQ	Faster	QSQ	YES or NO (prefix) doctor aboard
QRRR	Land Distress! Quiet if can't aid!
QRR	Distress ended
QRS	Slower
QRT	Stop sending
QRU	Nothing for you (anything?)	QSU	Reply on (KHz) (default here)
QRV	Ready	QSV	Send a series of "V"s
QRW	Tell (Call) I am on (KHz)	QSW	I will send, this freq
QRX	I will call at (UTC)	QSX	I will listen to (Call) on (KHz)
QRY	Your turn is:	QSY	Change to transmit on (KHz)
QRZ	You are called by (Who?)	QSZ	Send each word/group (num) times

QTA	Cancel Message (num) if not sent.	QUA	I have news of _
QTB	Word count (num) (dflt = OK)	QUB	My visblty,clds,windsp,wdir,lat,long
QTC	I have (number) messages for you	QUC	Your last message was (num)
		QUD	Urgent message from (Call)
QTE	You are (deg) from me (true)
QTF	You are (deg) from me (rdf)	QUF	Distress message from (Call)
QTG	Sending 2 10s dash; (Call)(num)(KHz)	QUG	I must land now
QTH	My location (Long/Lat)	QUH	My sea level barometer is
QTI	My true track (deg):
QTJ	My true speed:	QUJ	Follow course (deg) true
QTL	My true heading (deg):
QTM	Fix bearing and distance on my signal	QUM	Distress traffic is ended
QTN	Departed from (loc) at (UTC)
QTO	Left port at (UTC) or Entering port
QTP
QTQ	Use International Code of Signals	AR	Ack Receipt
QTR	The correct time is (UTC)	CQ	Calling anyone
QTS	Repeating Call for (min) (UTC) (KHz)	K	Go ahead anyone
QTU	My station open from (UTC) to (UTC)	KN	Go ahead calling station
QTV	Listen (KHz) from (UTC) to (UTC)	Mayday	Phone distress signal
QTX	Keeping station open until (UTC)	QRRR	CW Distress signal (Land)
QTY	Proceeding to incident, ETA (UTC)	R	Received OK
QYZ	Continuing to search for _	SOS	CW Distress signal (Sea or any)

10 - codes

Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
0	Caution
1	Unable to copy	Poor signal	Signal weak
2	Signal good	Good signal	Signal good
3	Stop transmitting	Stop sending	Stop sending
4	Acknowledge	OK	Yes
5	Relay (to)	Relay to	Relay to
6	Busy unless urgent	Busy, stand by	Busy	Illegal shots
7	Out of service at	Off air	Out of service	Prowler
8	In service	Listening	In service	Person down
9	Repeat	Repeat	Say again
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
10	Fight in progress	Standing by	No	Take report
11	Dog case	Talking too fast	On duty
12	Stand by	Visitors present	Stand by	Dead animal
13	Weather/road rpt	Weather/road rpt	Conditions	Injured animal
14	Prowler report		Message info	Animal bite
15	Civil disturbance		Message sent	Game in street
16	Domestic trouble	Pick up at	Reply
17	Meet complainant	Urgent	Enroute	Wires down
18	Complete quickly	Anything for us?	Urgent
19	Nothing, return to	Nothing, return	Contact
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
20	Location	Location	Location
21	Phone this person	Phone person	Phone person
22	Disregard	Go see person	Disregard
23	Arrived at scene	Stand by	On scene
24	Assignment done	Done	Done
25	Go see person	Can you contact?	Meet person	Vehicle hazard
25X				Assist female
26	Quickly, detaining	Disregard	ETA
27	License info	Going to channel	License info	Record, no want
28	Vehicle reg. info	ID your station	Owner info	Quick, detaining
29	Check for wants	Time is up	Check for wants	No record or want
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
30	Illegal radio use	Not FCC rules	Danger	Call cut off
31	Crime in progress		Pick up
32	Man with gun	Radio check	# Units needed
33	Emergency	Emergency	Help quick
34	Riot	Trouble here	Correct time
35	Major crime alert	Confidential
36	Correct time	Correct time
37	Investgt. vehicle	Wrecker needed
38	Stopping vehicle	Need ambulance
39	Urgent, use siren	Message sent
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
40	Silent, no siren			Need ambulance?
41	Beginning duty	Go to channel		Need ambulance!
42	Ending duty	Accident at		No ambulance
43	Information	Traffic jam at		Need doctor
44	Leave Patrol OK?	Message for you		Need coroner
45	Animal carcass at	All units report		Attempted suicide
46	Assist motorist	Assist motorist		Death report
47	Urgent road repair			Injured person
48	Standard repair at			Provide ride
49	Traffic light out
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
50	Accident	Break channel
51	Wrecker needed	Wrecker needed
52	Ambulance needed	Need ambulance
53	Road blocked
54	Livestock on road
55	Drunk driver
56	Drunk pedestrian
57	Hit and run
58	Direct traffic
59	Convoy or escort
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
60	Squad in vicinity	Next message?
61	Personnel in area
62	Reply in message	Use phone
63	Prepare to write	Net directed to
64	Local message	Net clear
65	Net message assign	Message?		Traffic light out
66	Cancel message			Traffic light broken
67	Ready for message	All comply
68	Dispatch Info
69
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
70	Fire alarm	Fire at
71	Nature of fire	Go in order		Fire alarm
72	Progress of fire			Fire report
73	Smoke report	Speed trap at
74	Negative
75	In contact with	You are QRM
76	Enroute
77	ETA	No contact
78	Need assistance
79	Notify coroner			TA ambulance sent
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
80	Chase in progress			TA serious injury
81	Breathalyzer rpt	Reserve hotel		TA minor injury
82	Reserve lodging	Reserve lodge		TA no injury
83	School crossing			TA no details
84	Meeting ETA	Phone number		Direct traffic
85	Delayed due to	Address		Send tow truck
86	On duty			Special detail
87	Pick up checks			Assist other unit
88	Advise phone number
89	Bomb threat	Radio repair
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
90	Bank alarm at	Have TVI
91	Pick up prisoner	Talk closer
92	Illegal parking	Off station
93	Blockade	Freq check
94	Drag racing	Give count
95	Subject in custody	Dead carrier
96	Mental subject
97	Test signal
98	Jail break			Meet officer
99	Wanted or stolen	Completed		Officer needs help
Code	Police 10	CB 10	APCO 10	Police 11
100		Rest room
200		Need police