Re: [time-nuts] The future of UTC

2011-07-23 Thread Ron Smith
The problem is: multiple users in a wide area application, where manual reset of the "new" time is required - and some don't bother.. I have to process CCTV images from a wide range of separate, individual organisations, over whom I have no control. Some of them do a reset, others do not. Twice

Re: [time-nuts] How accurate are cheap radio controlled clocks?

2011-06-27 Thread Ron Smith
David, I think Radio 4 on 198 kHz is straight through analogue - no digital buffering with its inherent delays. Yesterday afternoon (1200 UTC I think), I listened to the BBC pips from Droitwich at the same time as the pips from RWM on 9,996 kHz, and I watched the second-hand of my Steiger rad

Re: [time-nuts] How accurate are cheap radio controlled clocks?

2011-06-25 Thread Ron Smith
I have two r-c clocks in the house and they both keep accurate time. One clock is made by KLIK, the other by STAIGER - both from ARGOS. The second-hand moves at the very moment I hear the pip, or as exactly as the eye can tell. But I do not use Radio 4. Instead I check my times using the pip s

Re: [time-nuts] GPS disciplined mechanical clocks

2009-03-04 Thread Ron Smith
Hi Steve, Have you thought about locking the "cuckoo" call to GPS? I don't know how that call is generated, but I guess it wouldn't be too difficult to control electronically. Ron G3SVW - Original Message - From: "Steve Rooke" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measuremen

Re: [time-nuts] Question on crystal jumps

2008-10-22 Thread Ron Smith
global trigger to many simultaneous frequency steps? The book reference is a bit old I'm afraid - things have moved on since 1942. Good luck. Ron Smith G3SVW - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "time-nuts" Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:06 PM S

Re: [time-nuts] TRAK 8810

2008-09-12 Thread Ron Smith
, 2008 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] TRAK 8810 > At least one in South East Scotland! > > Cheers, > > Ian. > > - Original Message - > From: "Ron Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:05 PM > Subject: [t

[time-nuts] TRAK 8810

2008-09-11 Thread Ron Smith
Hi everyone, I've been reading the traffic for months now, but never put anything in before - I'm not working at the high level most of you people are. So this is my first mail and it's a call for information and advice. It relates to equipment TRAK 8810, which I don't recall seeing mentioned on