You were running a DOS version of CT in a Windows environment. Windows tries to
simulate the actual counter-timer chip that a DOS machine can manipulate, but
doesn't do it perfectly. If you run CtWin, it uses the native OS for time and
works perfectly.
- Ken
> ------------Original Message------------
> From: jeff.klein@hewitt.com
> To: ct-user@contesting.com
> Date: Sat, Feb-7-2004 12:21 PM
> Subject: [ct-user] Clock Problems
>
> Reposted for jeff.klein@hewitt.com
>
> I've used CT for years on a variety of computers. Because I operate a lot
> of VHF contests where time accuracy is important (meteor scatter skeds
> etc.) it's especially helpful to have the clock functioning correctly.
> >From time to time in the past I've noticed the computer's clock off a few
> seconds but never much more than 5-10 seconds over the course of a
> contest. I recently upgraded to a new computer with the latest in
> capabilities and of course, Windows XP. I also loaded an automatic time
> update using Dimensions 4. I've started to run wsjt (psk441) where you
> need a clock that's highly accurate to run the right sequences. So, the
> computer clock is basically right on all the time. My first serious
> contest with the new computer and the latest version of CT (downloaded
> early Janaury) was the VHF SS. I noticed as I was entering skeds ahead of
> time that the clock in CT was getting further and further off in accuracy.
> The CT clock was off typically by 2 -3 minutes every hour. I rebooted
> frequently to get it back in synch with the computer clock. The computer
> clock meanwhile was staying accurate. In the past when CT was off a bit it
> was really the computer clock that was off. This time it almost seemed
> like the clock in CT was stopping every time I typed an entry until I hit
> enter. Anyone else experience this and have a suggestion?
>
> Tnx, Jeff K1TEO
>
>
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