Next: PN3DB and NOPN3DB Up: Details of SCHED Parameters Previous: PLOT Contents . POINT is used to tell SCHED to convert this scan to a reference pointing scan. If the argument is zero (which is the value it will get if POINT is specified without an argument), all stations that are in any group and have appropriate frequencies as specified in the PEAKFILE (see also PEAKINIT ) will be used. ... POINT=-1 means don't add a pointing scan even if you can. ... None means zero. ... Example: POINT=2 . ...

metrologia The leap second: its history and possible future R. A. Nelson, D. D. McCarthy , S. Malys, J. Levine, B. Guinot, H. F. Fliegel , R. L. Beard and T. R. Bartholome w Abstract. This paper reviews the theoretica l motivatio n for the leap second in the context of the historica l evolutio n of time measurement . Th e periodic insertio n of a leap second step into th e scale of Coordinate d Universal Time (UTC) necessitates frequent changes in comple x timekeepin g systems an d is currentl y th e