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Re: [AVR-Chat] Time sources in Australia

2006-06-15 by Dave Hylands

> No, the GPS system does account for leap seconds and other adjustments.
> But to get that one has to receive the long/large frame that takes about
> 15 minutes. I don't know what/where you are getting your data but in
> general a new GPS has to see satellites for 15 minutes before making the
> 12 second (last time I checked) adjustment.

Ahhh. I found a page that describes it fairly well:
http://gpsinformation.net/main/gpstime.htm

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Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/

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