Re: new computer arriving soon
On Sat 04 Jan 2025 at 05:19:23 (-0500), gene heskett wrote:
> I also have a couple radio clocks that self set in the wee hours when
> skip from WWWV in Boulder CO is best, they indicate good signals, but
> are off an hour, like the timezone files are duff. However, when I
> went to check them at 04:30 AM, just now, everything is in sync
> again.
Why would radio clocks need timezone files? They get their time from
the radio. It's easy to get the wrong time on these clocks: just set
the timezone or DST switch incorrectly. (Or set it manually in the
absence of a reasonable signal strength.)
Cheers,
David.
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