[NCLUG] E-Ink Signs in Ft. Collins?

[Michael Smith]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nclug-admin at nclug.org [mailto:nclug-admin at nclug.org]On Behalf Of
> Michael Dwyer
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:54 PM
> To: nclug at nclug.org
> Subject: Re: [NCLUG] E-Ink Signs in Ft. Collins?

> WWV is the clock you 'hear' on shortwave radios and when you call (303)
> 499-7111, WWVB is the clock that you could probably feel...  WWVB is
> what the Sams Club clocks listen to:
> http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwv.html

Boy, that brings back memories...I grew up in the D.C. area and WWV was
about a mile from my house.  It stood on what is now part of the Goddard
Space Flight Center (museum area) facing the main 4-lane road, up on a small
hill.  No problem picking it up on my shortwave radio kit (or a sub-harmonic
on those cheapo transistor radios of the era...) Occasionally we could pick
it up on the phone (dial one number and listen *real* carefully).

I also remember trying to listen for the WWVH signal "under" the WWV signal
due to the offsets and the interval when there was no tone on the carrier.
I wonder if the "voice" of WWV has the same recognition factor as the
"You've got mail" one.

MAS

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