[Elecraft] OT: Nixie clock
Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
KX3 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com
Fri Dec 27 21:02:24 EST 2013
There is a difference between "some" and "this."
All of the clocks here get their time via some network, or from the GPS
constellation.
On 12/27/2013 5:47 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
> According to the assembly manual, it uses the power line 60Hz as a frequency reference. Last I heard, the utilities actually manage the frequency so the long-term average is very close to 60Hz.
>
> If you want real-time data on power line frequency, check out the FNET measurement network. It looks like my grid is currently at 59.990.
>
> http://fnetpublic.utk.edu/
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> wunder
>
> On Dec 27, 2013, at 5:38 PM, "Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT" <KX3 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com> wrote:
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>> Some NIXIE clocks use GPS for time, which is good enough for most purposes. :-)
>>
>> On 12/27/2013 3:57 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
>>> Don't mean to reopen the topic, but what is the accuracy of this clock?
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