Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well then obviously I am wrong in thinking that these watches can serve as chronometers, unless one always remains within the broadcast range. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Glen Staufer Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:45 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Interview on Zeiss Ikon On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:13:10 -0400, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > You may well know more about this than I, Bob, but I thought the > "atomic" watches and clocks are continually being reset by satellite, > and thus can be reached, and remain accurate, no matter how remote the > area. The consumer clocks use the NIST radio broadcasts. I don't know which of the clocks are multi-national, but I believe the time broadcasts are only available in the US, Canada, Germany, the UK, and Japan with each country having independent broadcast services. There are always GPS units. The system offers the capability of great time accuracy though individual units vary. There are firms that sell units specifically designed for time synching. Glenn _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information