John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote in news:874ojdmx12....@thumper.dhh.gt.org:
> Richard B. Gilbert writes: >> One possible solution is using radio controlled clocks. I have a >> wristwatch that uses a radio signal to correct itself. I also have a >> wall clock that does the same. Both work very well. > > They won't work very well inside a steel ship or far out to sea. They > use VLF (60kHz/77kHz) signals that only propagate a thousand miles or > so and not at all through steel. > > In any case it is clear that the ACEB box can provide the performance he > needs if he can only communicate with it. He has a networking problem, > not a timekeeping problem. Spot on! Regards, PS Which means we can now dispense with much of the speculation regarding GPS and its putative implementation, howsoever configured. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
