Rubidium standards and WWV methods are not what I'm looking for. Not=20 having the user set an RTC would also be nice and using GMT with an=20 offset (time zone) would work nicely. I discovered that some of the Parallax units (and possibly others) have=20 an "on-board backup battery and RTC". I'll get a module and read up=20 some more as this may mean that all of the RTC / update integration is=20 already done for me. David... --=20 ___________________________________________ David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L Unit 8, 10 Hook St, Capalaba 4157 Australia Ph: +61 7 38235717 Fax: +61 7 38234717 Our Web Site: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au ___________________________________________ --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .