🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <S_fY7.17217$rt4.1519@afrodite.telenet-ops.be>, 
W.VandenEede@Pandora.be says...
>
>Hi Bob,
>
>I was aiming the previous message to people in Europe, but yes, I guess you
>are right about it. The only solution right now (that I know off) for 
people
>in the US, is to use a GPS receiver ... they allow to sync the clocks. But
>the type of sensors used in these devices require a direct 'visible' sky, 
as
>the signal is bouncing from satellites, this makes it sometimes very
>difficult to find a spot where to hide the receiver box, indoors is almost
>impossible, the kitchen window might work for you ... although I know
>certain materials don't allow the signal to pass, but it does work fine in
>my car behind the front-window. Finally the GPS receiver systems are by
>nature more/very expensive compared to ordinary radio-receiver-clocks.
>
>By the way, thanks to the US, we have GPS over here in Europe too, Europe 
is
>now only 'thinking' about building an own fleed of GPS-satellites to be
>independent of the US ...


I just thought I'd elaborate on what a Funkuhr is, because I thought most 
people here in North America who have never heard of such a thing, would 
find it rather interesting. I also it was a good wake up call for those 
here, who have never been anywhere else, and have the nonsensical idea that 
we are ahead of everone else, and the rest of the world is trying to catch 
up with us. 

By the way, there was an interesting article in the June 2001 issue of 
Elector that went into some detail on the theory and construction of 
Funkuhren. The copy of Elector I have is in German (the title of the article 
is "Moderne Funkuhren; Aufbau und Funktionsweise), but I don't know if there 
is a copy of the magazine available in English. Fascinating, though!

Bob.