[time-nuts] WWVB sync

Bob Camp lists at rtty.us
Thu Mar 21 12:21:20 EDT 2013


Hi

Some of these clocks and watches seem to like midnight as the magic time to
synchronize. That's certainly what the Casio's do.

Bob

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Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:41 AM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] WWVB sync

True but not during the day. I don't seem to have trouble with MSF. But at
night I do.
So the old sharp did sync last night. Hmmm a local event or fresh
batteries. I know I have added a new switching power supply for my tablet.
Hmmmmmmmm

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 7:01 AM, Bob Camp <lists at rtty.us> wrote:

> Hi
>
> The other half of the equation is 60KHz interference from MSF. Winter
> propagation may favor them.
>
> Bob
>
> On Mar 20, 2013, at 5:24 PM, paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Joking aside is there an actual transmission power level issue? This has
> > been going on it seems since the time change.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 5:23 PM, paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Guys this is just silly build a 10' square loop and preamp. Driver amp
> and
> >> place it 400 ft from the house. Now run coax to your wrist and use link
> >> coupling next to the watch.
> >> Open a six pac and wait.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 5:10 PM, David McGaw <n1hac at alum.dartmouth.org
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am seeing the same thing in NH with my Casio, and some other clocks
> are
> >>> having trouble, though I did get my watch to sync last night after
> turning
> >>> off all the possible interfering devices in the house.  Life on the
> fringe?
> >>>
> >>> David N1HAC
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 3/20/13 5:02 PM, Lee Reynolds wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm hoping it's propagation (I'm up in far northern Maine) but thus
> far
> >>>> my Casio wristwatch appears to be going through a particularly long
> stretch
> >>>> of non-syncing.
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