[time-nuts] Leap second coming...

Tom Van Baak (lab) tvb at leapsecond.com
Fri Jun 29 16:38:42 UTC 2012


There's an old list of how to (and how not to) watch a leap second:
http://leapsecond.com/notes/leap-watch.htm

The NMEA output of some GPS receivers is fun to watch. Some use a double :59:59 or double :00:00 instead of :59:60 for a positive leap second.

/tvb (iPhone4)


On Jun 29, 2012, at 17:10, David McGaw <n1hac at Alum.Dartmouth.ORG> wrote:

> Besides leapsecond.com, online there is also of course NIST/USNO's site http://time.gov and you can listen to WWV at 303-499-7111.  If you want to hear it online you could use Skype.
> 
> David
> 
> On 6/29/12 2:21 AM, jim s wrote:
>> I've got a note set for 6/29/2012 @ 5pm PST.  Hopefully that is the right time.
>> 
>> any way for a challenged one to "listen"  I'm currently grazing for an internet version of wwv to listen to, but recommendations would be great.
>> 
>> Thanks for the program pointer, Hal.
>> thanks
>> jim
>> 
>> On 6/28/2012 9:37 PM, Hal Murray wrote:
>>> Everybody ready for the big event?:)
>> 
>> 
>> 
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