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From: andrew@kean.mun.ca
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: NBS time broadcast
Message-ID: <9148@kean.mun.ca>
Date: 29 Jul 89 16:00:04 GMT
Organization: Computing Services, Memorial University
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It turns out that "Reference Data for Radio Engineers" (Howard & Sams) lists 
the specs of all time data transmission.  The whole thing may be moot, though, 
as no matter what time of day it is, I can't seem to pick up WWV, WWVH, WWVB, 
or WWVL here in Sunny (ha!) Newfoundland for longer than 15 min/day.
Of course, I _do_ have a _real_ cheapie reciever... 
but I can't even pick up CHU in Ottawa (which, BTW, the book does _not_
 say how to decode... but at least it gives a reference).

Oh well.  Maybe the "tick, tick, tick, ... ... ... BEEP" (insert finger smush 
on button here) approach is the simplest.

On second thought.... nah.  All that means is that I need to think about this 
some more.

Anyone have a cheap (read: < $50.00 ) hydrogen maser for sale?


-Andrew.