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Re: What happened to the leap second?
From: David C
Date: 2016 Dec 31, 19:48 -0800
From: David C
Date: 2016 Dec 31, 19:48 -0800
Here is the text of an email I have sent to Radio NZ. (I am expecting a navlist member to point out that I have made a silly mistake with my insertion time................).
I listened excitedly to the time pips on National Radio at 1300 on 1st
Dec 2017. This is midnight UTC when a leap second was due to be
inserted. According to the site
https://www.msl.irl.cri.nz/services/time-and-frequency
a seventh pip is inserted when there is a leap second.
Imagine my disappointment when I heard (and recorded) only six pips!
Did I confuse the insertion time or did Radio NZ/MSL loose the pip?
Thanks
David
PS If RadioNZ lost the pip can you please broadcast it sometime (-;
