Mike, Yes the commercial units only check every so often. That is a function of the processor that is controlling the display and NOT specifically the receiver portion.
The point is that you could have the receiver AND also have a display too boot for little extra money ! You can always go inside and connect to the receiver for your own purposes. Bill....WB6BNQ mike cook wrote: > horses for courses. > > All the commercial "atomic clocks" clocks I have seen only do time > corrections every hour to save on the battery consumption. With one of > these receivers ( there is even a link to a homebrew clock project on > the referenced page comments tab) you get continuous time code AND > maybe a signal good enough for frequency lock. > > Le 20/10/2010 07:44, WB6BNQ a écrit : > > Brian, > > > > As only one of the listed frequencies are usable in the US, you would do > > better > > buying an "ATOMIC" clock at your local Walmart for around $20. That way > > you also > > get a nice display and it includes the same basic receiver inside. > > > > Bill....WB6BNQ > > > > Heathkid wrote: > > > >> Has anyone here bought one of these and given it a try? > >> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=10060 > >> > >> Looks like it might be fun to play with... > >> > >> 73 Brice KA8MAV > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.