Re: [time-nuts] Updating the unit of,time: the second.

2019-05-27 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Mon, 27 May 2019 at 11:20, Dave B via time-nuts wrote: > > > https://www.sciencenews.org/article/kilogram-just-got-revamp-unit-time-might-be-next > > ~ ~ ~ > > So, perhaps a host of surplus cesium clocks on the market at some point? > > 73 > > Dave B G0WBX. I notice a lot of 1 kg weights on

Re: [time-nuts] Updating the unit of,time: the second.

2019-05-27 Thread Mark Spencer
Just as a side note.. I have looked at the propagation of DTV pilot carriers (as part of an "over the horizon" VHF radio propagation experiment) and the Doppler shifted carriers due to reflections from air craft were typically detected separately along with the "over the horizon" pilot carrier

Re: [time-nuts] Updating the unit of,time: the second.

2019-05-27 Thread Dana Whitlow
Well, I once had a nutty idea which was to detect earthquakes by looking for the phase variation of DTV station pilot carriers due to seismic waves propagating around, thereby changing the physical distance between transmitter and receiver in a cyclic manner until the 'quake calmed down. Doing

Re: [time-nuts] Updating the unit of,time: the second.

2019-05-27 Thread Bob Albert via time-nuts
Well I have enjoyed time and frequency measurement for many years.  I have no equipment (nor do I expect to get any) that can tell the difference between the current second and the proposed standard.  And at one point I asked if there was a limit on the smallest time interval that could be