I hope that defunding is just a ploy and things will remain on the air. I am concerned this is starting to sound like 2010 when DHS/USCG took eLoran off the air in the states. This was one of the few things that totally dismayed me about the Obama administration.
On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 2:59 PM djl <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a word: When budget cuts are announced, the agencies put the most > valued "stuff" to be cut first, such as the Washington monument, etc. > This is a recognized ploy. When the dust settles, all may be well. . . > Don > > > On 2018-08-12 12:20, paul swed wrote: > > Like all of you I have a few wwvb clocks that work pretty well here in > > Boston. > > Certainly have written enough wwvb stuff and created various wwvb > > projects > > that I will have to get back into it again. > > I did look at the cron-verter. Have to say it has a lot of nice > > features. > > Unfortunately it hasn't been available for a year or so. (Getting lazy) > > The good news is the AM modulation of wwb is very easy to create. > > Regards > > Paul > > WB8TSL > > > > On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 10:48 PM, Dana Whitlow <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> I fear the worst. The line in the website simply stated something > >> like > >> "shutting down > >> the transmitters in Colorado and Hawaii", which would seem to include > >> the > >> whole > >> enchilada. > >> > >> For the wall clocks, GPS should work well if people are willing to go > >> to > >> battery- > >> backed AC power. But not so good for wristwatches, where the > >> expectation > >> is to > >> run at uW power levels. I for one would be very irritated at having > >> to > >> take my watch > >> off my wrist and put it on a charging stand every night. So if this > >> shutdown comes > >> to pass, I'll be looking for an inexpensive GPS-to-WWVB converter, or > >> at > >> least > >> plans for building one. > >> > >> Dana > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 8:12 PM, Bob Albert via time-nuts < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > With any luck, the current administration will successfully push the > USA > >> > down technically. Denying global warming, shutting off time signals, > and > >> > so on, is great stuff. > >> > On Saturday, August 11, 2018, 6:10:12 PM PDT, Bob kb8tq < > >> [email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi > >> > > >> > One would *guess* that stopping WWVB (and killing mom and pop’s > “atomic > >> > clocks”) would not be a reasonable thing to do. > >> > It gets a lot of voters mad. I doubt that very many voters (percentage > >> > wise) would notice WWV and WWVH going away …. > >> > > >> > Bob > >> > > >> > > On Aug 11, 2018, at 9:00 PM, jimlux <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > On 8/10/18 12:45 PM, Robert LaJeunesse wrote: > >> > >> I'd say it does get more detailed, with the $49M in cuts described > >> > generally in groups here: > >> > >> https://www.nist.gov/director/fy-2019-presidential-budget- > >> > request-summary/fundamental-measurement-quantum-science-and > >> > >> One item: "-$6.3 million supporting fundamental measurement > >> > dissemination, including the shutdown of NIST radio stations in > Colorado > >> > and Hawaii" > >> > > > >> > > I wonder if that's WWVB, or WWV & WWVH > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >> > > To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/ > >> > listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > >> > > and follow the instructions there. > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >> > To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/ > >> > listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > >> > and follow the instructions there. > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >> > To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/ > >> > listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > >> > and follow the instructions there. > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/ > >> listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > > and follow the instructions there. > > -- > Dr. Don Latham > PO Box 404, Frenchtown, MT, 59834 > VOX: 406-626-4304 > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > -- Joe Dempster +1 908 413 2889 (mobile) -- Joe Dempster +1 908 413 2889 (m) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
