Who was the man from Datum? Rob K -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Burt I. Weiner Sent: 19 May 2011 15:56 To: [email protected] Subject: [time-nuts] Personal time keeping...
Chuck, In another post I spoke about spending a few days with a fellow from DATUM. A lot of our idle chit-chat was about accuracy in timing and GPS vs.other off-air standards and propagation. He told me about his background in the military and precision measurements and about a watch he used to have that displayed in GPS seconds - fascinating stuffs. I noticed that he wasn't wearing a watch and I commented on that. He told me that he'd spent a good part of his life knowing precisely what time it was and still does the same thing in his work at DATUM. He then went on to comment that he was tired of knowing exactly what time it was and he personally got sick of knowing the exact time. He also said that looking at the kitchen clock once a day was close enough for him, that it reduced the stress on him. Burt At 07:43 AM 5/19/2011, [email protected] wrote >My personal preference is for highly jeweled totally mechanical >automatic winding wristwatches. My hobby compels me to have high >accuracy time and frequency around, but my life just doesn't run with >that kind of precision. > >-Chuck Harris Burt I. Weiner Associates Broadcast Technical Services Glendale, California U.S.A. [email protected] www.biwa.cc K6OQK _______________________________________________ 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.
