Re: Time question on GPS TIME and leap second.

2017-02-02 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Rod: OK, that allows you to set the clock., but it's not a stand alone self setting clock. I was disappointed with the Heathkit GC-1000 when I found that it was off by an hour at the changes of daylight savings in displaying my local time. (It changed time when the transmitter in Colorado

Re: Time question on GPS TIME and leap second.

2017-02-02 Thread rodwall1...@gmail.com
Hi Brooke, The radio controlled clock that you described that uses WWVB is very good. If you live in Canada, America or Mexico. But I don't think it would work in Australia or some other parts in the world. Where the GPS signals can be received anywhere. For the Silicon Chip GPS controlled

Re: Time question on GPS TIME and leap second.

2017-02-02 Thread Larry McDavid
While I am truly fond of analog clocks, certainly including sundials, I also have a place in my heart for interesting digital clocks. Hence, I still have two Heathkit "Most Accurate Clocks," model GC-1000, that run 24/7 and have done for 30 years. This red LED digital clock sets its time from