[time-nuts] GPS Leap Second

Magnus Danielson cfmd at bredband.net
Fri Aug 5 03:55:04 EDT 2005


From: "Tom Van Baak" <tvb at leapsecond.com>
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] GPS Leap Second
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:53:51 -0700
Message-ID: <000f01c59947$628f1880$fe30f204 at computer>

Tom,

> > Warner,
> > 
> > > We started seeing the GPS future leap second being broadcast today
> > > here.  Just as a sanity check, are others seeing it as well?
> > 
> > I see it too on my Z3801A. "+1 leap second pending".
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Magnus
> 
> Yeah, my 58503B SmartClock just picked it up too.
> But as I suspected, based on what was reported in
> 1998, it has the date wrong:
> 
>     scpi > ptime:leap?
>     1
>     scpi > ptime:leap:stat?
>     1
>     scpi > ptime:leap:acc?
>     +13
>     scpi > ptime:leap:date?
>     +2005,+9,+30
> 
> Try it on your Z3801A and see what it says.

I just did and I get exactly the same answers. I guess our firmware isn't that
different. ;O)

Cheers,
Magnus



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