In a message dated Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:53:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Jim King" <jim@jimking.net> writes: //////////////////////////////////// Most consumer handheld GPS receivers update their displays at a relatively low priority. The displayed time is often off by several hundred milliseconds, and (in rare cases) off by several seconds. ////////////////////////////////// Actually not so rare. GPS units are set to the proper time at manufacture but do not adjust for the leap seconds that are added every 2-3 years. The last leap second was added on January 1st, 1999. See: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.html Cheers, Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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