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Re: Time and cel nav, a stupid question
From: Bill B
Date: 2008 Apr 26, 01:41 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2008 Apr 26, 01:41 -0400
Lu Abel wrote: > I also wouldn't go to sea without measuring the watch rate of whatever > timekeeper I was proposing to use, so I'm not sure I'd need "twice > daily" calls to Ft. Collins. I've found cheap Timex or equivalent > quartz watches to be remarkably good timekeepers (at least on my wrist, > I've never taken them off and subjected them to freeze-boil cycles) -- > if given the chance to measure watch rate, I'd be pretty confident of > going for a month or even more without cross-checking with WWV or > equivalent. An excellent observation, and my ideas (following) perhaps touched on years ago on the list. Even a cheap ($20-$30 US) watch these days is pretty remarkable. I do track the time gain or loss over a 30 day period and average that for daily use on the water. On the water I wear the watch 24/7, while on land I generally remove it for sleep when at home. Therefore when measuring watch rate, I do sleep with it on for the month. Mostly cargo-cult science I suspect, but a second is a second. Bill --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
