Atomic clock

p4o2 wrote in news:10288471-04c9-44c3-b076- snipped-for-privacy@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

Is this typical for a webtv user?

And posting via Google Groups too.... Yup, it seems to be the rule, not the exception.

No. They usually post like somebody tapping away on a cellphone.

Danger - Danger !! This happens when there is a radioactive isotope leak. The clock should be disposed of in accordance with hazardous material instructions.

Sorry, couldn't resist. I hate the name of atomic clock. Thhey are no more atomic than a roll of toilet paper.

Bob-tx

luckily, they are being labeled radio clocks these days. now, if i'm just not killed from the low frequency electro magnetic fields they use. never mind, that's only in Califunia.

-- larry / dallas

The "atomic" reference is perhaps a bit strong, but these clocks do derive their accuracy from the NIST/National Bureau of Standards atomic clock in Colorado, and thus have the same intrinsic accuracy (but not the precision) as their source. They therefore do not display or measure time to the .1 nanosecond per day precision of the source (the NIST Cesium clock in Boulder) but they do maintain accuracy to the same NIST standard except for small propogation errors due to the radio connection.

Smarty

Hi, Via radio signal such as WWV. If the clock is located poorly it can receive the signal.

There's really little wrong with the common usage of "atomic" here. Nobody says or thinks that they are "atomic powered". Everyone knows what the term means.

Hi, No synchronized to Cesium based atomic clock. It should be able to receive signal. It does synching once a day. If it lose signal for some reason, it will sych when signal is available. I wear a watch. In the night when synch. time comes you can watch it synching moving second hand forward of backward. I synch. other time pieces in the house listening to WWV radio signal usually at 10 MHz.

"Smarty" wrote in news:T%w1k.14999$jX.9888@trnddc04:

But did you know they check the atomic clock with a cat? Cats are more accurate with time than anything on this planet. Ask any long time cat owner.

I have a wall calendar and manually synchronize it once a month.

The system works pretty well.

"HeyBub" wrote in news:HIWdnZ8blOH8Q9rVnZ2dnUVZ_h snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:

Awesome! Where does one get such a device? Inquiring minds want to know.

I have found sales and closeouts on radio clocks for $2-$10 and now have nothing but radio clocks. Except for the rolling stock, and I'm working on that. Paid for themselves in ebay sniping wins ;-)

- larry/dallas

Hi, This radio clocks are made for NA, EU and Asia. So my watch is no good if I travel outside NA.

Save your money. Most of them wear out in a year or so. Talk about planned obsolescence.

Doesn't anybody recognize a time vortex when they see one? I expect Sherman and Peabody to be nearby ....somewhere....

Sometimes atomic clocks lose their marbles (from garbled transmissions). Temporarily pulling the batteries will reset them.