Phil asked about "this clock", and since there is only one clock on that site which is a kit, I am pretty sure that we're discussing the clock built from this manual. Please read it before deciding how it keeps time.
http://www.tubeclock.com/manual.pdf If there are other Nixie clock kits, please share the information on those. A nice gallery of built Nixie clocks is here: http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/nixiegallery.html wunder K6WRU On Dec 27, 2013, at 6:02 PM, "Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT" <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a difference between "some" and "this." > > All of the clocks here get their time via some network, or from the GPS > constellation. > > On 12/27/2013 5:47 PM, Walter Underwood wrote: >> According to the assembly manual, it uses the power line 60Hz as a frequency >> reference. Last I heard, the utilities actually manage the frequency so the >> long-term average is very close to 60Hz. >> >> If you want real-time data on power line frequency, check out the FNET >> measurement network. It looks like my grid is currently at 59.990. >> >> http://fnetpublic.utk.edu/ >> >> wunder >> >> On Dec 27, 2013, at 5:38 PM, "Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Some NIXIE clocks use GPS for time, which is good enough for most purposes. >>> :-) >>> >>> On 12/27/2013 3:57 PM, Phil Kane wrote: >>>> Don't mean to reopen the topic, but what is the accuracy of this clock? >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
