On Sep 12, 12:00*am, dave wrote:
Bob Dobbs wrote:
dave wrote:
ChrisCoaster wrote:
On Sep 11, 5:02 pm, dave wrote:
Bob Dobbs wrote:
ChrisCoasterwrote:
How difficult is it to get a
source to accurately set one's watch?
Casio 'Solar Atomic' G-Shock
+1 on the G Shock Solar Atomic. *Last watch I'll ever buy, I suspect.
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I DON'T want a watch or clock that sets itself.

What I meant by that question was, although most people can navigate
the buttons to set the watch, but they don't have access to an
accurate time source. *I was alarmed by the spread at work, with
hourly beeps starting 6 minutes before the hour and some coming 2, 4,
or 5 minutes after the hour. *Where DO people get their time?

-CC
A GPS receiver is dead-on accurate.

Might start that way after taking into account the red shift from the
constellation, but my Gamin has about a half second LCD refresh delay,
so that it isn't ever as accurate as the audible from Colorado.

I've only ever had one, a Magellan 300, and the time on it is always
within a half-second vs. WWV. *I have a Casio Atomic I wear when I work
live shows, but they start a few seconds early for the profanity delay.
So the watch is still off, as far as the job at hand is concerned. *I as
a rule do not wear a watch. *I have lots of clocks.

I listen to the BBC World Service via web stream at vpr.net. *They are
about 2 seconds late, which isn't bad for an internet stream. *Clear
Channel's KTLK web stream is dead-on. *They have a cool ID.- Hide quoted text -

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So pretty much, if one is using the tones from a RELIABLE radio
station, they can count on setting their watch approximately 5-10
seconds ahead(of that station) and probably be very close to WWVB or
WWVH.

-CC