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PlainName:

--- Quote ---I have, on occasion, thought about getting something that I could interface, e.g.,
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I got around to doing that once. It kind of worked, but positioning was critical and I wound up having to stagger writes to the oLED display otherwise the signals in the ribbon cable would interfere with the RF decoding. But commercial clocks with similar gubbins also suffer from that (we seem to be in an RF hollow - even TV reception is dodgy), and the clocks typically only sync at night and when most of the toys are turned off.

If I were needing to do it again, I wouldn't really consider it. With easy WiFi you can do faultless ntp on demand, and if you're even lacking that a cheap GPS module would likely be sufficient. Ain't gonna run for 10 years off an AA, though.
emece67:
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tooki:

--- Quote from: MK14 on January 05, 2022, 07:35:50 am ---What on earth is this guy rambling on about ?
Are they crazy or something ?

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I think so. The complete and utter lack of self-awareness in DrG’s posts here, accusing others (who did nothing wrong) of precisely the things he’s doing… classic projection, perhaps with a bit of gaslighting thrown in for good measure.
tooki:

--- Quote from: DrG on January 04, 2022, 07:29:14 pm ---EDIT: Also, I really don't want this to be an argument thread or, just as bad, an "I know more than you thread so I am going to correct you". I think I have the operation of this right. If you KNOW you have it right than feel free to explain and all will benefit. But, please, appreciate that I went through the trouble of taking and posting pictures of something that I though was interesting and entertaining.

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Posting an interesting original post doesn’t give you the right to be the colossal asshole you’ve been to every single person who replied to you here.
james_s:

--- Quote from: edavid on January 05, 2022, 04:00:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: james_s on January 05, 2022, 08:36:07 am ---I have a couple different analog clocks and replaced the movements with some that have WWVB receiver built in so they set themselves and keep excellent time.

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Is there a particular model of movement you can recommend?

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I don't remember what one I bought but I read a review comparing 5 or so different ones. I think I ended up ordering it from https://www.klockit.com/. I have no affiliation with them, just a happy customer.
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