[Lowfer] Re: Power Outages

[Ed Phillips]

Eric Smith wrote:
> 
> For the US, I've thought the frequency was controlled by the NIST.  I've
> also assumed that most contries use the standard which is contributed to
> by every nation that has a clock which contributes to the standard.
> 
> I've always thought it was this standard that the power companies use to
> sync to.
> 
> Is this wrong?
> 
> Eric, KD5UWL

	Try this URL for more on frequency practices in the U.S.:

	http://www.ornl.gov/ORNL/BTC/Restructuring/ORNLTM200341.pdf

   http://www.ornl.gov/ORNL/BTC/Restructuring/ORNLTM200341.pdf

Around the LA area I've never seen an electric clock off more than a
very few seconds (after having been set correctly, of course).

Ed