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

[Tom Wylie]

My "wireless" clock suddenly lost the plot and went haywire.     The 
only way I could re-set it again was to remove the batteries for about 6 
hours - I was ready to bin it when it started to keep time again......

Now I have lost the wee external sensor   D'oh!


Tom
GM4FDM

Ian G3WVG wrote:
> Yes ..Radio controlled clocks are great..and cheap.  Mine cost £7.99 from
> Argos.   (Nevertheless, my paranoia dictates that I check it against the
> speaking clock before every contest! )..and it's always correct.  
>
> 73 Ian G3WVG
>
> -----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 06:02
> 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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