On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:13 AM, J. Forster <j...@quik.com> wrote: > Even if you can build a perfect receiver I don't see how you can get > around the variable path length issue short of averaging WWVB for days or > weeks.
Yes but you only have to wait once as long as you don't turn it off. This is OK if the use is only for a second independent reference. Remember the Hubble mirror problem? I think the best use of WWVB is to prevent an embarrassing problem like that. That's where they trusted their supper arcuate machine so much they did not bother with even a simple and cheep backup test. (Even I could have seen those errors in 10 minutes using 19th century techniques like the Foucault knife-edge test) -- ===== Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
