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Using Satellite's these days and to the Internet.
GPS driven time standards from satellites have 10MHz references
that can be used around the world
Most do not use 10MHz WWV over the Air Transmissions anymore
73 Mike
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In other words..."You're frett'n 'bout something that ain't happened yet."
Grandma would say....let's wait and see if anything comes of this before we begin the panic-driven stampede...
My dad might say...."The machinations of the Federal Government are as mysterious as the ways of God, but much less benevolent, and completely unpredictable. Never worry about something you hear that the government MIGHT be planning to do....but watch your wallet."
Ken - NM9P
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I don't think you will see me holding my breath :-)
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Um, guys, given the current Solaris De Sewer Sunspot Cycle (sic), how many of you can actually receive WWV on the average day? :-)
There is this little thing called USB GPS receivers, GPSDO modules with 10 Mhz outputs, Flex and Icom rigs with 10 Mhz reference inputs, Internets with NTP (Network Time Protocol), etc, etc. [Dare I say much more modern and always readable.]
The only thing in my shack that would stop working would be the dual-zone MFJ wall clock,
um, er, wait, it uses WWV and can never receive it, so it does not keep time anyway (It's an MFJ).
Cheers,
Neal
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BTW, at my station in Indiana there is hardly ever a time that I cannot receive at least ONE of the WWV stations...usually at 5, 10, or 15 MHz.
Ken -NM9P
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It is mighty DX at a whopping 10.52 miles away!
Ria - N2RJ, Elmer
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One thing that may be possible is using an ordinary AM radio station as a frequency source. They are high accuracy and stability. But I haven’t tried with my flex to see if it will work (I have a GPSDO).
As for ARRL, many I’ve talked to dropped their membership. A big reason why I’m running for director in my division. People are dissatisfied and when membership drops the FCC simply won’t take them seriously anymore.
Ria
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Please sign the petition to keep WWV on the air.
If our government can spend trillions and trillions of our dollars on unnecessary wars around the world they can afford a few million for WWV!
Pass this link on to all of your friends to sign.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv-wwvh
NIST station WWV and sister stations are among the oldest radio stations in the United States, having been in continuous operation since May 1920. The station has transmitted the official US Time for nearly 100 years, and is an instrumental part in the telecommunications field, ranging from broadcasting to scientific research and education. Additionally, these stations transmit marine storm warnings from the National Weather Service, GPS satellite health reports, and specific information concerning current solar activity, and radio propagation conditions. These broadcasts are an essential resource to the worldwide communications industry. This petition requests continued funding of these stations be maintained into the 21st century and beyond to ensure future operations.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv-wwvh
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Please sign the petition to keep WWV on the air.
If our government can spend trillions and trillions of our dollars on unnecessary wars around the world they can afford a few million for WWV!
Pass this link on to all of your friends to sign.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv-wwvh
NIST station WWV and sister stations are among the oldest radio stations in the United States, having been in continuous operation since May 1920. The station has transmitted the official US Time for nearly 100 years, and is an instrumental part in the telecommunications field, ranging from broadcasting to scientific research and education. Additionally, these stations transmit marine storm warnings from the National Weather Service, GPS satellite health reports, and specific information concerning current solar activity, and radio propagation conditions. These broadcasts are an essential resource to the worldwide communications industry. This petition requests continued funding of these stations be maintained into the 21st century and beyond to ensure future operations.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv-wwvh
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As for WWVB-synchronized wall clocks and wristwatches, some folks are already creating GPS to WWVB converters. Here's one of several I've seen:
https://hackaday.com/tag/wwvb/
It won't be long before they're sold on eBay from Asian suppliers.
The WWVB coding protocol is easily replicated in rPi and Arduino devices. Of course, power and radiation levels must be kept within country regulatory limits. If the limits are ignored, it would be easy to set up a "whole house" converter. For 10 MHz, a telescoping whip antenna on the output of a GPSDO covers a surprisingly large area.
Paul, W9AC
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