On 3 Apr 2005 10:23:43 -0400, (Al Dykes) wrote:

In article ,
David wrote:
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 13:40:23 GMT, "RadioGuy"
wrote:

Time of the year again to 'spring forward'. checked NIST web site to get
current time---web site down (what a half-assed operation).

Did a 20 minute web search to find a time standard station. Checked
CHU---their web clock down. Searched for Greenwich Observatory and found a
web clock that was 6 second slow. Looked for BPM (China) nothing. Tried
VNG... they closed down in 2002. Checked Naval Observatory---should have
known better. Anyway... so much for the INTERNET!

BUT...

I tuned to 10 MHz and heard them coming through OK---even though their
signals were running neck-and-neck with the folks with the 'favored ethnic
status' from south-of-the-border carrying on their CB chit-chat.

RG
Download this program. It'll set your PC clock automatically. It's
free.

http://schmail.com/atomictime/



The source for the above software has a hardcoded list of servers and
doesn't use NTP which tells me it's really dusty stuff. The comments
say it hasn't been updated since 2002. Servers come and go.

w2k and XP have a first-rate time sync protocol built in (NTP, Network
Time Protocol). You sync to any of a large list of time servers that
are once-removed from an offical gov't reference. This will keep a
crappy PC to within milliseconds for free and is capable of nanosecond
timing if you buy a GPS radio and hook it up directly to your LAN via
a computer running NTP code. Open Source, Internet-standard stuff.
Most governments run local NTP reference servers. See;

http://ntp.isc.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome

Talk about your overkill...