Thanks for the link. I see the reference to it is on their
main page:

https://www.schriever.af.mil/GpsSupportCenter/advisories.htm

Also note the leap second photos they used in the power
point presentation came from:

How to Watch a Leap Second
http://www.leapsecond.com/notes/leap-watch.htm

/tvb
http://www.LeapSecond.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 00:30
Subject: [LEAPSECS] Schreiver AFB warns about leapsec


> There is an interesting PowerPoint (sigh...) at Schriever AFB's GPS
> support center:
>
>
https://www.schriever.af.mil/GpsSupportCenter/archive/advisory/Leap_Second_E
vent.ppt
>
> Amongst the nuggets:
>
>  Large error makes data unusable for some applications
>  Eglin radar missed the leap second in 1998
>  Thousands of observations had to be discarded
>  Problem was also evident at Clear
>
>
>  However, host system software receiving the 23:59:60 time hack may
>  not know what to do.  System dependent response.
>
>
> They clearly know what the problem with leap seconds is :-)
>
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