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## [Is 1980 the correct base year from the rabbit 3k rtc?](https://forums.digi.com/t/is-1980-the-correct-base-year-from-the-rabbit-3k-rtc/12842)

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**Author:** [@developer](https://forums.digi.com/u/developer)\
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**Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/is-1980-the-correct-base-year-from-the-rabbit-3k-rtc/12842 "2014-04-22T10:59:05Z")

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Just a quick question as I am trying to determine if the RTC is incorrectly set or if 1980 is the correct base date. Given the un-abbreviated code: rc = mktm( &myTime, read\_rtc() ); day = myTime.tm\_mday; month = m…