Re: [LEAPSECS] a failure caused by lack of leap seconds

From: Tom Van Baak <tvb_at_leapsecond.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 01:38:33 -0700

> Here's an interesting product note
> http://www.motorola.com/ies/GPS/docs_pdf/notification_oncore.pdf
> These GPS receivers are about to report an erroneous calendar date as
> a result of the long *absence* of leap seconds that has resulted from
> the recent acceleration of the rotation of the crust.

For more details on this bug see:

http://www.leapsecond.com/notes/leapsec256.htm

/tvb
Received on Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:41:35 PDT

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