In article 4Fj3d.3745$Ii2.3736@trnddc09,
"Honus" wrote:

I'm looking to buy one online, since there don't seem to be any purveyors in
my area. I'd like to hear some recommendations for brands. I've found
several styles, but I'm hoping to find one that's easiest to read quickly.
(Some look like they'll take a couple of seconds of deciphering.) I'm
thinking of going digital for that reason, but I have to admit I kind of
like the way the analog clocks look in the shack photos that I've been
seeing lately. Does anyone out there prefer a particular brand or face-style
over any other? Or is this just a case of "I'll get used to it over time"?
That's what I suspect, but what with all of the years of experience in here,
I'd be a fool not to avail myself of some of it.

I bought a La Crosse technology model WS-8007U from Radio shack for
about $24. I have the clock set to UTC time so it shows me the UTC date
and day. This unit also has moon phase and room temperature. I have
found all these displays handy at times. This clock synchronizes to WWVB
and I can only recall one time for a few days that it did not receive a
good signal from WWVB in southern California. It is a shelf model that
can also hang on the wall if you prefer and it has a BIG DISPLAY easily
seen from across the room.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon wrote:
In article 4Fj3d.3745$Ii2.3736@trnddc09,
"Honus" wrote:


I'm looking to buy one online, since there don't seem to be any purveyors in
my area. I'd like to hear some recommendations for brands. I've found
several styles, but I'm hoping to find one that's easiest to read quickly.
(Some look like they'll take a couple of seconds of deciphering.) I'm
thinking of going digital for that reason, but I have to admit I kind of
like the way the analog clocks look in the shack photos that I've been
seeing lately. Does anyone out there prefer a particular brand or face-style
over any other? Or is this just a case of "I'll get used to it over time"?
That's what I suspect, but what with all of the years of experience in here,
I'd be a fool not to avail myself of some of it.


I bought a La Crosse technology model WS-8007U from Radio shack for
about $24. I have the clock set to UTC time so it shows me the UTC date
and day. This unit also has moon phase and room temperature. I have
found all these displays handy at times. This clock synchronizes to WWVB
and I can only recall one time for a few days that it did not receive a
good signal from WWVB in southern California. It is a shelf model that
can also hang on the wall if you prefer and it has a BIG DISPLAY easily
seen from across the room.


I picked up a regular clock for two or three dollars in a yard sale and
cut twelve small squares of freezer tape to stick by the other numbers.
Numbered them from 13 to 23 plus 00. Works great as long as I put one
"C" battery in it about once a year.