Re: a system that fails spectacularly
On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Steve Allen wrote: Finally we begin to see folks stand up and identify their systems as having abysmally failed to implement the UTC standard. http://www.acrelectronics.com/alerts/leap.htm In particular, see their technical bulletin http://www.acrelectronics.com/alerts/Technical%20Bulletin%202005-12%20_Leap-Second_%20V1_1.pdf They indicate that one must physically disconnect the unit in order to get it to work after the leap second. I hardly understand how it is reasonably possible to use a GPS-derived UTC without taking into account the leap second information from the GPS navigation message. Unless the unit gets the UTC-GPS offset from the receiver just once at hardboot time and then forget about leap secs... Puzzling. -- Francois Meyer Tel : (+33) 3 81 66 69 27 Fax : 3 81 66 69 44 Observatoire de Besancon - BP1615 - 25010 Besancon cedex - FRANCE Université de Franche-Comté ** CNRS UMR 6091 *
Re: response from Germany
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Steve Allen wrote: On Wed 2005-09-28T10:03:08 +0100, Ed Davies hath writ: The BBC web site has an article about the leap second debate: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4271810.stm At the end it indicates that UK DTI is creating a response. I have no idea what branch of government creates it, but contribution 23 on the ITU website indicates Germany also has a response. http://www.itu.int/md/meetingdoc.asp?lang=etype=sfoldersparent=R03-WP7A-C Alas, only ITU cognoscenti get to read it for now. Two short infos : 1. France is also preparing a response to be transmitted to WP7A. 2. The IAG/IUGG EC has adopted a resolution recommending at this time no change in the current method of relating UTC to UT1. -- Francois Meyer Tel : (+33) 3 81 66 69 27 Fax : 3 81 66 69 44 Observatoire de Besancon - BP1615 - 25010 Besancon cedex - FRANCE Université de Franche-Comté ** CNRS UMR 6091 *
