Topic: Envoy Clock error

[Mattk]

Just a general observation re the clock/time keeping of an Envoy. Setup 21/11/12, decommissioned 20/11/16, was never connected to since setup, time difference was a little under 5 minutes behind ~ 75 seconds per year.

[CW2274]

Good grief, my VP2 console looses 75 seconds in a month.

[Bushman]

Good grief, my VP2 console looses 75 seconds in a month.

Mine is even worse.  I mean seriously - how hard is to  have a RTC that comes close??  A ten dollar wrist watch from Walmart keeps better time.

[CW2274]

I even posted here about a year ago on how ridiculous the clock's accuracy was. I think my Timex from the 70's was more accurate, and that wasn't even quartz.

[Old Tele man]

Samething here: Envoy8X clock needs resetting almost monthly. Davis should look into a more accurate clock-generator chip!

Or, optimally, include a WWVB "Atomic Clock" receiver chip! If Casio can sell a $35 wristwatch containing one, surely (Shirley) Davis™ could include one in their "...Professional..." consoles! And, FWIW, my 'old' LaCrosse WS8610 wireless recording wx-station had WWVB "Atomic Clock" built-in...over 10 years ago!    (Davis, you listening?)

WWVB chip: $3-$4 http://www.kb6nu.com/building-a-wwvb-receiver-episode-2/

Technical Info: http://tf.nist.gov/general/pdf/1383.pdf

[Bushman]

Wacky thought here for Meteobridge users:  could MB somehow backpropagate the WWW time to the console?  WL does it IIRC.  And don't call me Shirley! 

[CW2274]

WL does it IIRC. 

Unless someone knows better, WL can only let the console set the PC, not the other way around. Not well thought out if you ask me.

[graculus]

WD can sync the console/envoy time with PC time.