April 1, 2001

This Sunday (1 April 2000) is a planned end of 3-month time measurement check. On this day we plan to check our reference timepieces with Atomic Time, keeping track of any current discrepancy. Our clocks are set ahead one hour on this date. Daylight savings time begins in the US. The purpose of this team project is to determine the long-term accuracy of our LCD digital timepieces and to ultimately measure the slowing of the earth's rotation as the 12th approaches. For those who wish to participate, send your readings to me, so I can update our spreadsheet.

Mike

Here's the data (using Socketwatch):

Original PC clock:

Time Server Name: time.ien.it
IP: 193.204.114.231
Delay: 0.346 seconds
Time correction: -138.119417 sec @ 9.35.54 AM (4/1/2001)

Gateway PC clock:

Time Server Name: ncar.ucar.edu
IP: 192.52.106.6
Delay: 3.595 seconds
Time correction: -8.696949 sec @ 9:43:58 AM (4/1/2001)

Ironman wristwatch:

using Gateway PC,
Time correction: +10 sec @ 9:47:00 AM (4/1/2001)

Roger