What is the "unacceptable risk"?? Just what are we risking? We have had Leap Seconds since 1972, and after 42+ years we seem to be doing OK!
------------------- Skip Newhall ------------------- Valencia, California USA E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 1-661-259-9999 -----Original Message----- From: LEAPSECS [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Allen Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 7:31 AM To: Leap Second Discussion List Subject: [LEAPSECS] the big artillery Just after the WP7A activity in Geneva earlier this month the CGSIC declared that leap seconds are unacceptable risk. <http://www.gps.gov/cgsic/timing/2014-resolution/> http://www.gps.gov/cgsic/timing/2014-resolution/ Their history neglects that initial need for leap seconds was to satisfy the demands of the IAU and navigation community that the radio broadcast time signals *must* provide Universal Time. I wonder if the ITU-R process can go to its completion without introducing any document which points out that to omit leap seconds from a time scale called UTC is to redefine the word "day". -- Steve Allen < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> WGS-84 (GPS) UCO/Lick Observatory--ISB Natural Sciences II, Room 165 Lat +36.99855 1156 High Street Voice: +1 831 459 3046 Lng -122.06015 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 <http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/> http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/ Hgt +250 m _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs> https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
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