Tom Van Baak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Isn't the limit on DUTC 0.9s? So you can't have a leap second at the end > > of the month when | UT1 - UTC | < 0.1 > > Right, for LSEM to work, you'd have to extend the DUT1 limit a bit > beyond 0.9s. Historically, DUT1 has changed from 0.1s to 0.5s to 0.7s to > 0.9s, so I doubt 1.1s or 2.0s would be the showstopper.
As I understand it the problem with |DUT1| > 0.9s is to do with radio signal compatibility, e.g. MSF only allows |DUT1| <= 0.8s +/- 0.05s http://www.npl.co.uk/upload/pdf/MSF_Time_Date_Code.pdf Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <[email protected]> http://dotat.at/ - I xn--zr8h punycode Fisher, German Bight: South veering west or southwest, 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times. Smooth becoming slight, occasionally moderate later in Fisher. Showers, fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first. _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
