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From: mrapple@uop.edu (Nick Sayer)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.astro,comp.dcom.modems,comp.misc,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: N.B.S. Time Service
Summary: Getting perfect results
Keywords: Time Ticks
Message-ID: <1540@uop.edu>
Date: 8 Jun 88 23:38:38 GMT
References: <455@trane.UUCP> <4691@watcgl.waterloo.edu> <585@otto.COM> <587@otto.COM>
Organization: University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
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As I understand it, if you echo the characters you receive on the
computerized version of the call, the NBS will time the echoing
delay and adjust its sending rate to make sure that the
 at the end of the line gets to you right on time.
 
The best way to avoid delays is to just turn on a shortwave
receiver, and try to anticipate by a little bit. :-)
  
I bought one of those Heathkit "most accurate clocks" that
decodes the NBS time code. Nice conversation piece, that. I
find it a bit of a white elephant, but it IS accurate.

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