[LEAPSECS] DCF 77

[Magnus Danielson]

On 12/24/2010 11:50 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

> In message<4D14777E.8000904 at rubidium.dyndns.org>, Magnus Danielson writes:

>

>>> The cached information isn't very useful when the GPS receiver has been

>>> off for a while. Coming up on a cold-spare GPS receiver requires that

>>> you wait.

>>

>> True, but considering that the IERS announcement comes out over 5 months

>> in advance and that the GPS operations fairly quickly enters it into the

>> system, you can with some good certainty know if you may have missed it

>> and is affected.

>

> I think you should read "off for a while" as "the 10 years it sat on

> a shelf as a spare part"

>


In that case keeping shut until having the data needed should not be so 
much of a drama. If you need faster than that, then use another system 
or build a routine to power it up every three months with a receiver.

Cheers,
Magnus