[time-nuts] WWVB receivers obsolete!?

[cdelect at juno.com]

Am I wrong or are all the older WWVB frequency standard receivers
obsolete?
My understanding was that since the transmitted format changed the
receivers wont lock.
I asked an eBay vendor about that since they are still asking big bucks.
The reply was "Ive heard that before, but certain people still use it,
and need replacement for there though it is technically obsolete."

I know the ones with internal standards can at least be used as a stand
alone Quartz standard but what can you do with ones like the 8163 that
have no standard?

Cheers,

Corby