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I must say my Casio has been working fine for the last 7 years. Except it's out by a minute in that time......
Plus, I thought the battery was only supposed to last 2 years.
Plus, I thought the battery was only supposed to last 2 years.
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We used to use a service called VNG transmitted out of Lyndhurst in Victoria, it was similair to the WWV that the yanks have on HF, information as in the link http://tufi.alphalink.com.au/time/nsc_vng_leaflet.pdf
I never cared too much for watches, but it was nice knowing my inexpensive wall or alarm clock was always telling the right time when I lived in Europe.
GPS is a great time source, but nobody makes consumer models, probably because it doesn't work indoors and isn't quite as cheap. The DCF77 signal, on the other hand, can be picked up down in a basement in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'.
When i owned DSE I sold one of the first solar watches - it was a sundial mounted on a wrist strap.
We supplied a free torch with it so it could be used at night.
Sold quite a few - bought my first aircraft from the profits!
We supplied a free torch with it so it could be used at night.
Sold quite a few - bought my first aircraft from the profits!
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Dick. Was that CASA approved as an aircraft stand by time piece? 
My atomic watch back in the 1980s was terrifically accurate - it was the semi-trailer to house the reactor that powered it that finally made me trade it in for a Seiko QM-10 chronometer! 
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Remember I also towed an iceberg into Sydney Harbour and I make ******** Matches.
I also once jumped a double decker bus over 16 motorbikes .
Who said I havnt got a healthy sense of humor !
Remember I also towed an iceberg into Sydney Harbour and I make ******** Matches.
I also once jumped a double decker bus over 16 motorbikes .
Who said I havnt got a healthy sense of humor !
I wish to complain to a moderator
You can put the registered name of the foreign owned redhead matches on this site but when I put on the registered name of my Aussie made matches the name is censored thus ********
Definitely a conspiracy by the clearly foreign owners of this website to damage little Aussie battler businesses like my own.
After all this is supposed to be a down under thread. - then why not let us have the free speech that our forefathers fought for. ( national anthem to be played here)
You can put the registered name of the foreign owned redhead matches on this site but when I put on the registered name of my Aussie made matches the name is censored thus ********
Definitely a conspiracy by the clearly foreign owners of this website to damage little Aussie battler businesses like my own.
After all this is supposed to be a down under thread. - then why not let us have the free speech that our forefathers fought for. ( national anthem to be played here)
Last edited by Dick Smith; 26th Oct 2011 at 12:32.
Originally Posted by Owner of Dick **** Matches
I wish to complain to a moderator
Definitely a conspiracy
I have a theory. Dick is only happy when he has just got his own way. Maybe E down to 700ft everywhere. Won't need atomic timing down there...
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Not sure Capn ... That last post of his seemed to be taking himself even less seriously than the others :-) Well done Dick - keep going like that and this dedicated Dick-sceptic might have to take you more seriously in the future !
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The censor is a Pom and Poms don't have a sense of humour.
Here, have a free plug instead!
The DSE wrist sundial used up batteries too rapidly so I bought a better quality unit overseas:
Never had to change batteries since new!
The censor is a Pom and Poms don't have a sense of humour.
Here, have a free plug instead!
The DSE wrist sundial used up batteries too rapidly so I bought a better quality unit overseas:
Never had to change batteries since new!
Yes I remember the Lyndhurst HF. I used to sync my watch to it in high school. Nothing more than geek factor back then. 
And for all those syncing to GPS thinking they have the exact time, well it ain't!
And for all those syncing to GPS thinking they have the exact time, well it ain't!
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And for all those syncing to GPS thinking they have the exact time, well it ain't!
I hav never seen my GPS display a time that was not exactly the same as NIST time servers.
What's not accurate about it?