Xref: utzoo sci.electronics:3102 sci.astro:2227 comp.dcom.modems:1982 comp.misc:2584 rec.ham-radio:5079 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!gatech!ncsuvx!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!pacbell!cogent!uop!mrapple 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 Lines: 17 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 theat 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Sayer | Packet Radio: N6QQQ @ WA6RDH | CMS: SYSOP@STOKTON%STOCKTON uucp: ...!sdcsvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!uop!mrapple | Fido: 161/31 Disclaimer: You didn't REALLY believe that, did you? cat flames > /dev/null