Apparently in a cost saving measure WWV is/may well be on the chopping block. I'm pasting a message below with the details. I added the tinyurl link for those who don't like copying and pasting an entire link. I signed the online white house petition.
73, Gary KA1J ---Start of paste----------- This may not be the appropriate place for this but need to have amateur radio ops read this as many rely on the "time standards" for our radios. "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." They need 100K signatures by 15Sep2018...gonna be tough ! Here is a link to the petition if you wish to sign it: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/ maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv-wwvh ---- end of paste----------- This is a tinyurl link to the above whitehouse address: https://tinyurl.com/y9db9vs6 _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
