Xref: utzoo sci.electronics:9515 rec.ham-radio:16768 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!dogie.macc.wisc.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!decuac!shlump.nac.dec.com!shodha.dec.com!elvira!ridder From: ridder@elvira.enet.dec.com (Hans Ridder) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio Subject: Re: Will WWV/WWVH always be here? Message-ID: <609@shodha.dec.com> Date: 15 Jan 90 17:06:47 GMT References: <7319@chaph.usc.edu> <1990Jan10.175719.8720@haven.umd.edu> Sender: news@shodha.dec.com Followup-To: sci.electronics Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Customer Support Center Lines: 38 In article jeffc@ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com ( Jeff Cook) writes: >In article <1990Jan10.175719.8720@haven.umd.edu> louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos) writes: > >> If you're a time freak, like me, you'll really want to invest in a >> WWVB clock. If your not as much of a time freak as Louis, and all you want is to set the time on your computer, you may be satisfied with the dial-up time service provided by NIST. The number is 303-494-4774, 300 or 1200 baud. It was rumored that they would be adding a 900 number, but I've never heard about it. When you connect, it prints a banner then starts dumping time stamps to you (much like the WWVx synced clocks do). If you echo the time stamps back, it computes the round trip delay and (assuming the one-way delay is half) advances it's time stamps to you so they arrive on time. If you type a question mark when you connect, it will send a help text documenting the format, etc. This method doesn't have the long-term accuracy that a WWVx clock has (since you can't stay connected forever), but it's better than the local phone company! >Sounds interesting, but expensive. How much would something like this >cost? Dunno. But the NIST time service would probably be a local call for you (Jeffrey)! It may be what you're looking for. >Jeffrey L. Cook jeffc%ncr-fc@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.com -hans ======================================================================== Hans-Gabriel Ridder Digital Equipment Corporation ridder@elvira.enet.dec.com Customer Support Center ...decwrl!elvira.enet!ridder Colorado Springs, CO