[ntp:questions] Re: Which PBS station should I use for the time signal?
Danny Mayer
mayer at ntp.isc.org
Wed Nov 16 13:38:10 UTC 2005
Jack Ak wrote:
>
>
> Use a PBS station that broadcasts the time signals. Not all PBS stations
> do that. It makes little difference which one you choose. Broadcast
> signals travel at the speed of light even when delivered by cable.
>
Not exactly. What you are talking about is the speed of light in a
vacuum. That's not the same as the speed of light in a medium. There IS
a big difference. It's much slower in the cable. This isn't, though,
the place to discuss the physics of this.
Danny
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