Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

On Sep 19, 6:06*pm, Bill Baka wrote:
Brenda Ann wrote:
"Bill Baka" wrote in message
...
- Thank you China mart.
-
- Bill Baka

That's Great-Wall-of-China-Mart

http://www.americansongwriter.com/wp...10/walmart.jpg

Always thought that the "Wal*Mart" Logo
Branding should have featured a Red[*]Star
as Truth in Advertising.
http://www.underconsideration.com/br...mart_logo_hist....
*.
*.
Those do sound and look about right.
Bill Baka

I still clang the iron skillets together and yell "Made in America."
I get some weird looks but I hope few people get the point.

Bill Baka (American, not Chinese)

Wally-World died a sudden death over here. There used to be about 20 stores
in Korea (11 of them in the area around Seoul). They all closed
simultaneously about 5 years ago, bought out by the local E-Mart chain.

Let's hope something comes out of that, like the downfall of China-mart.

Bill Baka

So you would have WalMart close several thousand
Stores world wide and Fire 2 Million Employees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart

Obama-Labor© -aka- CardCheck : The Chinese Way
under heavy pressure from the China [PRC] Government,
Wal-Mart was force to accept a form of Organized
Labor[Union] in China.
-note- Chinese Labor Unions Do Not Negotiate Contracts
but simply Pay Dues to the Chinese Government,
"To Secure the Social Order."

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

On Sep 22, 7:05*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:

- - ChrisCoaster wrote:
- - Well ya learned something - there's WWV(H),
- - and then there's everything else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWV_%28radio_station%29

- Of course that diehard canuck lover dxarse
- would start his list with CHU ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHU_%28callsign%29

- --
- Operator Bob
- Echo Charlie 42

We all do every-time we sneeze : ah CHU ! ;-} ~ RHF

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

Bill Baka wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I find that my TV cable box display provides the easiest access to
accurate time.


Hah,
I have had WWV on at the same time as my cable box and found up to 30
seconds difference. Where does the extra time come from?


I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.

Art Harris

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

Art Harris wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I find that my TV cable box display provides the easiest access to
accurate time.

Hah,
I have had WWV on at the same time as my cable box and found up to 30
seconds difference. Where does the extra time come from?


I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.

Art Harris

Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds better but
neither is dead on.
I get WWV at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15, 20, and 25 MHz so I get the full spread
at different times of day. 2.5 and 25 are the hardest to get here.

Bill Baka

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

Bill Baka wrote:

Art Harris wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I find that my TV cable box display provides the easiest access to
accurate time.

Hah,
I have had WWV on at the same time as my cable box and found up to 30
seconds difference. Where does the extra time come from?


I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.

Art Harris

Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds better but
neither is dead on.
I get WWV at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15, 20, and 25 MHz so I get the full spread
at different times of day. 2.5 and 25 are the hardest to get here.

What time of day do you receive WWV on 25 MHz? After a big toke?

25 MHz was discontinued in 1977 :-)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

dxAce wrote:

Bill Baka wrote:

Art Harris wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I find that my TV cable box display provides the easiest access to
accurate time.
Hah,
I have had WWV on at the same time as my cable box and found up to 30
seconds difference. Where does the extra time come from?

I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.

Art Harris
Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds better but
neither is dead on.
I get WWV at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15, 20, and 25 MHz so I get the full spread
at different times of day. 2.5 and 25 are the hardest to get here.

What time of day do you receive WWV on 25 MHz? After a big toke?

25 MHz was discontinued in 1977 :-)

dxAce
Michigan
USA


I remember getting it, just not when, but I do have a memory of getting
it about 3 years ago on my Hammarlund HQ-129X and RME-DB20 combination.
Last night I was using the RME to amplify signals at 27 MHz and
listening to all the CB'ers, amplified mikes and 1,000 watt plus kickers
and all. One guy had to be close because every time he keyed he almost
broke my S-meter and the rest were from much farther away.
Skip must be in.

Bill Baka

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

dxAce wrote:

Bill Baka wrote:

Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds better but
neither is dead on.
I get WWV at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15, 20, and 25 MHz so I get the full spread
at different times of day. 2.5 and 25 are the hardest to get here.

What time of day do you receive WWV on 25 MHz? After a big toke?

25 MHz was discontinued in 1977 :-)

dxAce

If you use Windows, this program is tiny and fun.

http://schmail.com/atomictime/

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

Bill Baka wrote:
dxAce wrote:

Bill Baka wrote:

Art Harris wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I find that my TV cable box display provides the easiest access to
accurate time.
Hah,
I have had WWV on at the same time as my cable box and found up to 30
seconds difference. Where does the extra time come from?

I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.

Art Harris
Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds better but
neither is dead on.
I get WWV at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15, 20, and 25 MHz so I get the full spread
at different times of day. 2.5 and 25 are the hardest to get here.

What time of day do you receive WWV on 25 MHz? After a big toke?

25 MHz was discontinued in 1977 :-)

dxAce
Michigan
USA


I remember getting it, just not when, but I do have a memory of getting
it about 3 years ago on my Hammarlund HQ-129X and RME-DB20 combination.
Last night I was using the RME to amplify signals at 27 MHz and
listening to all the CB'ers, amplified mikes and 1,000 watt plus kickers
and all. One guy had to be close because every time he keyed he almost
broke my S-meter and the rest were from much farther away.
Skip must be in.

Bill Baka

Do you know how an S Meter works? They don't slam.

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

Bill Baka *wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.

Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds
better but neither is dead on.

No, I have Cablevision. The time is dispalyed continuously directly on
the front of my cable box, not on the TV. And it's always dead on.

Art Harris

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

On Oct 4, 8:39*am, Art Harris wrote:
Bill Baka *wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.

Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds
better but neither is dead on.

No, I have Cablevision. The time is dispalyed continuously directly on
the front of my cable box, not on the TV. And it's always dead on.

Art Harris
____________________
The large digital clocks at the ends of the trading floor where I
work, showing LA, CHI, NY, LON, MOS, and HKG, are 5sec fast. Compared
to some of my co-worker's wrist-watches, PDAs, and cellphones - that's
SPOT on!

-CC

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

Art Harris wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
Art Harris wrote:
I don't know, but I just checked again and my Cable Box is dead on
with WWV.
Comcast? I don't have a box since I don't watch much television but
their channel listings channel is usually off by about 30 seconds.
Another channel that shows local weather is about 15 seconds
better but neither is dead on.

No, I have Cablevision. The time is dispalyed continuously directly on
the front of my cable box, not on the TV. And it's always dead on.

Art Harris

Most big facilities like that use GPS derived distributed master time
code for the whole plant.

Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?
 

dave wrote:
Bill Baka wrote:
I remember getting it, just not when, but I do have a memory of
getting it about 3 years ago on my Hammarlund HQ-129X and RME-DB20
combination.
Last night I was using the RME to amplify signals at 27 MHz and
listening to all the CB'ers, amplified mikes and 1,000 watt plus
kickers and all. One guy had to be close because every time he keyed
he almost broke my S-meter and the rest were from much farther away.
Skip must be in.

Bill Baka

Do you know how an S Meter works? They don't slam.

Fast attack and a guy blasting my rig most definitely *slams* my S meter
harder than I want. I don't expect a bent end like I found on a Simpson
voltmeter that another guy kept forgetting to change ranges on.

Bill Baka