[Scan-DC] D.C. Embassy Tours

[Daniel Brown]

FWIW -

Yes, you can sync your computers time with WWV, at least for certain kinds
of computers with the right kind of OS and sound card drivers, etc. See the
"reference clock" section of the official NTP documentation: *
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/refclock.html
**
*More info on NTP here:* *http://www.ntp.org.

If you ever get to see a presentation by the guys from USNO, do! Good stuff.
Their (possibly unofficial) motto is along the lines of "The best time you
can have"

Dan.



On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 7:42 PM, <johnson at cpcug.org> wrote:

> All -
>
> there is also the NIST WWV clock out of Boulder NIST labs transmitted from
> around Ft. Collins, CO:
>
> http://nist.time.gov/
>
> don't remember if it will set the computer for you.  Remember, Bill G. is
> putting out a new operating system hyping thereby admitting Vista's
> poorness.
>
> Ralph Johnson
>
> You can also download utilities to set your computer clock to the USNO
> > clock
> > (or some other atomic clocks). I use a free program called Dimension 4,
> > and
> > it automatically syncs to a USNO server. I think the accuracy is a
> > millisecond or so to start with. I set my PC to sync every few minutes,
> > since computer clocks typically drift pretty badly.
> >
> > One thing (among many) that irks me about Windows Vista is that it has
> its
> > own time client which works very poorly (I routinely find it inaccurate
> by
> > a
> > few seconds), and then it refuses to allow you to install your own,
> > because
> > that would "interfere" with Vista's bad program.
> >
> > Speaking of time, I'm often surprised that some public safety clocks are
> > off
> > by a minute or two. I hear dispatchers announce the time, and sometimes
> > they
> > are off by that much. You would think having an accurate clock would be a
> > basic requirement for a public safety answering point.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <b_thom at juno.com>
> > To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 12:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] D.C. Embassy Tours
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, 10 May 2009 07:56:33 -0400 "Andrew Clegg" <w4jecom at w4je.com>
> >> writes:
> >>
> >>> By the way, for all the time nuts like me, the Naval Observatory has
> >>> a giant
> >>> digital clock at the entrance, which is set to their atomic clock.
> >>> The USNO
> >>> is charged with being the chief timekeeper for the military, like
> >>> NIST is
> >>> the timekeeper for the public.
> >>>
> >>> Andy
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, 10 May 2009 10:50:57 -0400 Doug Kitchener <oldsdoug at hotmail.com
> >
> >> writes:
> >>>
> >>> I took a tour of the Naval Observatory several years ago when they
> >>> had an open house... unfortunately I don't remember much of anything
> >>> specific about it (so am due to go again!), but it was well worth
> >>> the effort!  I do remember a very old telescope.  Tours are limited
> >>> and fill up quickly, they are usually on Monday evenings.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO
> >>
> >> For good time, call 202-762-1401.
> >>
> >> http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html
> >>
> >> http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/time/telephone-time
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