> My low-end Radio Shack 'atomic clock' did not handle the leap second. Scott,
I'm not sure if any of the low-cost radio clocks handle leap seconds correctly. Clearly the analog clocks can't (there is no way to show the 61st second with clock hands). But even the digital ones that could, don't. It's not a matter of reception. The WWVB leap second warning bit is set weeks or months before the event so the clocks have plenty of chances to know that there is an extra second at the end of the month. My guess is it's a matter of firmware or just a low-cost design marketing/engineering decision. If someone from a RC clock company is on the list, now is a good time to explain the reasoning for not handling leap seconds. Or, perhaps someone from NIST, who has contact with all those folks, can give us some insight. Half of them don't even do daylight savng time correctly so it may be a bit much to ask that they handle leap seconds. WWVB receivers made by Spectracom and Ultralink do the right thing; but these aren't around anymore. /tvb _______________________________________________ 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.
