I recorded two consumer radio clocks about 30 seconds before out to 20 minutes after the leap second event. One is digital, the other with an analog movement. After 57 minutes still no time correction. We'll see in the morning.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Scott Newell <[email protected]> wrote: > My low-end Radio Shack 'atomic clock' did not handle the leap second. > > I started this evening with a good plan--used a digital camera > capable of video (and audio) recording to record the display of the > radio clock vs. a hand synchronized 59309A clock (running from > internal oscillator), complete with WWV audio in the background. I > was hoping to see 59 seconds twice, or 60. I was also hoping to see > that the two displays out of sync after the leap. > > No such luck--the video and audio came out great, but the two > displays stay in sync with each other. They're obviously one second > off after the leap, so it wasn't a complete waste. > > > -- > newell > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
