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Re: Timekeeping and sight time records
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Mar 16, 23:36 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Mar 16, 23:36 -0500
> Yes, it is perverse to use the GPS as a time source, but having access to a > $50 million dollar time source for less than a hundred bucks, that's > something to seize and not let go of. Not clear about my recollection, the source of it, or current standards; but in the early days of GPS I somehow recall it could be up to 12 seconds off before a satellite rollover. Did I misread, recollections fail, or was/is there some truth to this? Bill
