Correct me if I am wrong, but don't most operating systems these days have builtin time sync utilities anyway? My PC is set to the local time zone and never misses a beat. Time is always accurate.
As for the Fine Offset WH-1081, that is another matter. We aren't in an area where a time server is available, so I just keep an eye on it to make sure it is within 30-60 seconds of the computer.
Bob
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Atomic Clock
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tjaliwalpa
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Re: Atomic Clock
Bob
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Charlie
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Re: Atomic Clock
Windows XP Pro has it built in - just double click the clock in your Taskbar, and click on the "Internet Time" tab on the clock. You can set to the time server of your choice. I believe Vista and 7 also have it, but can't confirm. Note that time will be off by a few 10's of milliseconds due to packet delays, but acuracy to seconds would be fine for all of my applications.tjaliwalpa wrote:Correct me if I am wrong, but don't most operating systems these days have builtin time sync utilities anyway? My PC is set to the local time zone and never misses a beat. Time is always accurate.
As for the Fine Offset WH-1081, that is another matter. We aren't in an area where a time server is available, so I just keep an eye on it to make sure it is within 30-60 seconds of the computer.
Bob
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Gina
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Re: Atomic Clock
Windows XP Home also has it built in.Charlie wrote:Windows XP Pro has it built in - just double click the clock in your Taskbar, and click on the "Internet Time" tab on the clock. You can set to the time server of your choice. I believe Vista and 7 also have it, but can't confirm. Note that time will be off by a few 10's of milliseconds due to packet delays, but acuracy to seconds would be fine for all of my applications.
Gina
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captzero
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Re: Atomic Clock
" Fine Offset remote sensor weather stations with no or poor DCF-77 reception - repairs and performance improvements". I stumbled across this site and although I am in Australia, I thought I'd post the link. It looks interesting. http://www.timetec.freeserve.co.uk/DCF/dcf.htm
Dan
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gemini06720
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Re: Atomic Clock
Dan, although I do not have nor use a Fine Offset (or clone) weather station, the information found at 'Fine Offset remote sensor weather stations with no or poor DCF-77 reception - repairs and performance improvements' are quite valuable...
Thank you for the link.
Thank you for the link.
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Re: Atomic Clock
Tried this link and also found the radio antenna wedged under the humidity sensor. Moved it as suggested in link. Result, radio reception all the time. Before it was very intermittent. Brill!captzero wrote:" Fine Offset remote sensor weather stations with no or poor DCF-77 reception - repairs and performance improvements". I stumbled across this site and although I am in Australia, I thought I'd post the link. It looks interesting. http://www.timetec.freeserve.co.uk/DCF/dcf.htm
Trev