In message om, "Jack
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I offer you a solution James - move house.

I'm sure someone could tell you which area has the best coverage, but
I guess you'd find house prices inflated there because of the
availability of the signal. That might put you off the idea.

Incidentally, I have a Casio watch that is still on the market for
about a tenner. But I won't part with mine as it is accurate to 1
second per month. But the straps wear out. So I pay a fiver every
two years or so for a new strap. I guess I must be on number 5 or 6
by now. I have a back-up watch but that's rubbish and drifts by the
best part of two seconds EACH WEEK!

Jack


Thanks Jack - I knew I could rely on you to think outside the box!!

The thing is - the first MSF clock is one I built up from single
components - it's got about three layers of CMOS chips in the days when
the CMOS cook book was never far from my bench. How can I possibly
explain to my old friend that he's redundant?!!! No crystal back-up so I
could always tell when Rugby was down for maintenance. It was
fascinating tuning the aerial with an ancient Textronic scope to get the
cleanest signal, but I'm probably boring you now...

Perhaps I could turn it into a new marketing point if we ever move.
Guaranteed to be free of 60kHz signals (T-mobile is no good either
mind!) Come to the sunny seaside and be free of LF radio emmissions.

James.
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James Brown