[UK-CONTEST] Wireless clock for the radio shack...

[Cooper, Stewart]

Graham said that he 'started a contest' early. Unless you log a station
before the start where's the harm in calling CQ Contest any time you
like!
(TIN HAT ON...)

Stewart
GM4AFF

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Nigel G3TXF
Sent: 14 May 2007 07:02
To: UK Contest Reflector
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Wireless clock for the radio shack...

Hello Graham,

My shack clock is a wireless-clock with a clear read-out of the seconds.
Hence my comment when I heard you start up before 1900z the other day.

Forget the internet. Get a wireless clock for the shack -- it's the best
answer. I then set my logging PC clock to the wireless clock.

73 - Nigel G3TXF

----- Original Message -----
From: "G4FNL" <g4fnl at bubloz.demon.co.uk>
To: "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 8:56 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] what's the time?


> Folks
>
> I was recently challenged on air, because I had started a contest some
20
> or
> so seconds early. Initially, I was a bit put-out at being questioned -
as
> I
> thought my clock was correct, and so I did argue the point. Anyway, on
> hearing the call of the challenger - I took note, stopped and started
to
> wonder whether I was at fault?  Subsequently, I found out that I was!
So,
> firstly, I am grateful for the comments. Secondly, I wanted to do
> something
> to prevent this recurring. So, I got wondering how this had happend?
>
> I use a standard Windows XP laptop PC. It is used daily at work. It is
> normally connected to a network (and the Internet). The clock is
> synchronised to one of the registred time sources on the Internet (in
my
> case time.windows.com). During contests, it is normally operating
> stand-alone
>
> When I checked against the 'speaking clock', my PC was approx 20 or so
> seconds fast.
>
> I started looking at time sources on the Internet, and found that
there
> appears to be quite a discrepancy between sources of 'accurate' time.
(I
> do
> understand that there is latency on the Internet - but I wouldn't have
> expected such large discrepancies in time (several tens of seconds))
>
> So, my question: has anyone found a reliable time source that I can
point
> my
> PC towards that will provide reasonably accurate time synchronisation
to
> help me start (and finsh) the contest on time?
>
> 73 Graham G4FNL
>
>
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