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Old September 12th 09, 12:12 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Shortwave Time Signals - Where have they gone?

On Sep 11, 6:42*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
ChrisCoaster wrote:
Where DO people get their time?


I get mine from NIST,
couldn't be arsed as to where anyone else gets theirs
or how far it is skewed in the process.

BTW: If ever I'm endowed with enough authoritative power,
I'll do away with 'savings time' for good.
and keep California off Arizona time like we are these days.

--

Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42

_____________________
YEAH BABY!! I hear'ya about DST - save THIS!!
The only thing it does is make sunrises so freakin' late esp in March,
Oct and Nov.

I get mine from NIST too, Bob, but then, we are not "average
people".

I'd venture to guess that only 1 out of 10 homes has at least a
portable SW radio - like my G6 or one of the current Sangeans or
Sonys.
1 out of 100 probably has a good table model with external antenna run
up the roof.

Of the preceding two groups, only a fraction of those folks even know
what frequecies NIST transmits on.

1 out of 1000 is an Echo Charlie like yourself.

All the rest probably get the time off the news or when an announcer
(like Imus) says the time on AM or FM radio. If not that, then the
digital readout outside of many bank branches - none of which I've
seen closer to NIST time than 1 minute off.

Nobody at work can stand me because to them my watch is either "too
fast" or "too slow". LOLOL!

-CC
 
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