Easier, yes, but a very faint signal... anyway I consider interesting to pick up very low signals as it is the art of electronics.
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > A watch module is *very* low power. There's not much EM field running > around. What there is relates to many things going on, not just the > crystal. > It's *much* easier to pick up the acoustic signal and use it to drive a > counter. > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Azelio Boriani > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:45 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] RE; New Wrist watch > > OK, listening to the 32KHz EM field, not to the acoustic 32KHz. > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Ron Frazier (TImeN) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > My watch is also digital, but I wanted to put a word in for my Casio. > > It's the G-Shock MT-G, module 2638. Auto sets, auto charges, 200 M > water > > resist if I ever need it. I love it. It was around $ 100. I live in GA > > in the USA. It sets very reliably but can only receive the signal well > > enough in the middle of the night. It's only ever missed one or two > > setting times. I've had it since January 2012. I don't know how it > > handles time zone changes. I would probably have to look in the manual > to > > figure out how to tell it. > > > > Ron > > > > On 9/13/2012 12:23 PM, Bob Camp wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >> The WV-58A at $28 takes care of the time zone thing pretty well. It's > also > >> cheap enough to be a throw away if it's damaged. Since it's pure > digital, > >> it's really not going to meet the "I need a second hand" requirement... > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> Behalf Of Christopher Quarksnow > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 5:39 PM > >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] RE; New Wrist watch > >> > >> There are many Wave Ceptor LCD versions such as WVM120J-1 (about $27) or > >> WV59A-1AV (about $49) that might not have the spin issue..... > >> > >> Chris > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Robert Darlington > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> The waveceptor's are okay but I can't wear mine much because I tend to > >>> cross timezones a lot. The hands only run in one direction so when > >>> going to the west, it has to spin 11 hours forward. This takes 20 > >>> minutes. I guess it's one way to kill time on an airplane. > >>> > >>> -Bob > >>> > >>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Rich and Marcia Putz<[email protected]> > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> I have a $49 Casio Wave Ceptor, white face black numerals, analog > hands > >>>> > >>>> > >>> including second hand, date, alarm and WWVB syncing in the middle of > the > >>> night. Only had to replace the battery once and it ticks are closer > than > >>> I > >>> can discern when comparing to WWV @ 10or 15 Mhz. > >>> > >>> > >>>> Rich, W9ENG > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >>>> To unsubscribe, go to > >>>> > >>>> > >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>> > >>> > >>>> and follow the instructions there. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe, go to > >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >>> and follow the instructions there. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > (To whom it may concern. 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