From: clare@snyder.on.ca   
      
   On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:04:56 -0500, Retirednoguilt   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 11/2/2025 10:14 AM, Frank wrote:   
   >> Not only did I have to change all the conventional clocks but even the   
   >> atomics.  My watch was OK but wall clock and clock above my desk worked   
   >> with zone change.  Smart watch required syncing with smart phone.  PITA   
   >> and I know we all hate it.   
   >   
   >I'd blame either WWV reception problems or weak batteries for the   
   >problem with 2/3 of your "atomic" clock issues.  That assumes that both   
   >of them have handled previous time change cycles correctly.  If they   
   >didn't, I'd wonder about their firmware.  I've got 3 "atomic" time   
   >keeping devices, 2 of which are about 20 years old.  All 3 continue to   
   >deal flawlessly with the time changes despite my condo being in a steel   
   >girder building and in located in rooms with screens on all the windows.   
   > I'm located in the mid-Atlantic in an urban/suburban neighborhood with   
   >many nearby high rise buildings.   
     with the advent of GPS the "smart clocks" can now tell exactly where   
   they are and what the local time is to the decimal fraction of a   
   second - - -but they do need to be able to "see" the sky to set   
   themselves.   
      
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