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Date:      Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:19:28 +0100
From:      John Murphy <jfm@blueyonder.co.uk>
To:        David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Accurate time without a network connection?
Message-ID:  <0cbbav01uff7p1r4cp0ipsrgqk59tdu592@4ax.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030422193250.GA13774@grumpy.dyndns.org>
References:  <20030422184554.GA13432@grumpy.dyndns.org> <20030422211611.10aa753a.freebsd@secspace.de> <20030422193250.GA13774@grumpy.dyndns.org>

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David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> wrote:

>Surfing http://www.ntp.org/ has turned up a lot of information but
>little hardware. Of most interest was use of sound card connected to
>radio receiver for decoding the time signals. But that's a touch exotic
>for this application. Else I'd use the $20 LCD "atomic clock" I have on
>my wall, a $25 USB "web-cam", and some sort of OCR.

I nearly fell off my chair laughing after reading that 'solution'!

There's a self build method at the following URL with notes for USA =
users:
http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/radioclock.html
I'm determined to make one (or two) myself soon.

I think Charles Swiger gave the answer which will suit you best.

John.



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