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From: infmx!johnw@uunet.uu.net (John Wheeler)
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Subject: Re: Spring Ahead, Fall Behind
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nol2105%dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil@dsac.dla.mil (Robert E. Zabloudil) writes:

>[Moderator's Note: Interference between WWV in Boulder, CO and WWVH in
>Hawaii is common in the western United States. Usually the two
>stations transmit a tone with the ticking except for the times they
>make announcements. But during the time one station is making
>announcements the other side silences the tone. Please note also the
>lady on WWVH announces the time at about 45 seconds; WWV comes in
>right behind her and announces the time at about 53 seconds; both
>beep together on the minute. That delay keeps them from walking on
>each other.  PAT]

For your trivial information, that 'lady' on WWVH is none other than
Atlanta's Jane Barbe, the voice of hundreds of thousands of intercept
messages heard 'round the world. I have her demo tape, and it's quite
possible that she has the most 'played' voice in the world. {Esquire
Magazine} did a story on her around 1970.  Her husband, John, is a
music composer. I forget the WWV guy's name, but he's also an
Atlantan. I believe Audichron did the actual messages. BTW ... the
inflection on the new "National Institute of Standards and Technology
Time..." message at the top of the hour was obviously recorded to have
the time itself attached ... but instead they're using it by itself as a
sentence. Sounds really wrong!


John Wheeler