• John H @JohnH6 Westcliff-On-Sea - updated 21d

    Is my watch/clock right?

    As you know, the world is going digital, but for accurate time you need analogue sources. Digital radio does not have the right time, because the time signal you hear, is delayed by the digital process. You can see an example of this on TV when someone in the studio is speaking to an outside reporter etc. If you listen to the radio on Alexa, then the time delay is about 40 seconds.

    So, how do you get the right time?

    1. A radio controlled clock
    2. Time signals on an AM or FM VHF radio.
    3. A smartphone.

    You can hear this time delay by tuning to the same radio station on a digital radio or on the TV, and an AM or FM radio at the same time.

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