[Boatanchors] Received my new radio-room clocks today
Nick England
navy.radio at gmail.com
Fri Oct 28 22:08:08 EDT 2016
Boatanchor clock story -
Back in the dark ages, a lab where I worked had an early cesium beam
frequency standard that occupied 1 or 2 racks and also drove an analog
clock dial somehow. Except this one was busted and would drop a little time
every now and then.
So many mornings the Facility Director would come in the back door near the
lab, look at this super-fancy lab clock, look at his shiny new Pulsar
(remember them?), mutter to himself, and adjust his Pulsar. Some time later
a tech would come in, glance at his Timex and reset the HP clock.
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