[time-nuts] Traceability after loss of LORAN and WWVB

[Jim Lux]

On 6/1/13 4:46 PM, Bob Camp wrote:

>> That is, NIST certifies publicly that WWV is "on frequency" and "on time" with a certain precision.  Do I need to go to NIST and pay them to give ma piece of paper that says this, or can I use their published data?
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> Remember - the original post (and thus the context) is "legally traceable". That's (as mentioned in the original post) the land of lawyers rather than the land of engineers.
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precisely that  (e.g. my procedures in doing this are appropriately 
documented, third party reviewed, various artifacts of the process are 
maintained, etc.etc.etc.)

The engineering part is straightforward: one might even say "easy", 
depending on the level of accuracy needed.