[ARC5] NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH

[millerke6f at aol.com]

Looks like the real targets are environmental research and science related to atmospherics and the like with the WWV  WWVH being merely chump change in the overall cutbacks.  Hmmm  Letters to our elected officials might help...?


    Bob, KE6F



-----Original Message-----
From: howard holden <holden7471 at msn.com>
To: kd7gdt <kd7gdt at arrl.net>
Cc: ARC5 <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, Aug 17, 2018 9:38 pm
Subject: Re: [ARC5] NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH



I use WWV to keep the internal clock on an old HP 5381 counter on the mark. And their broadcasts on several different frequencies makes s good propagation indicator. Not to mention setting non-atomic clocks. I've already started composing a letter for my senate and house reps. 

Howie WB2AWQ
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On Aug 17, 2018, at 17:20, Brad <warbird.radios at exchangenet.net> wrote:



Some of you may rely on WWV or WWVH for precise time signals or for frequency calibration of mil and ham gear.



According to the NIST website, we as a community may lose this service due to a proposed budget cut for FY 2019. 

    https://www.nist.gov/director/fy-2019-presidential-budget-request-summary/fundamental-measurement-quantum-science-and
Scroll down to section on Illustrative program reductions in FY 2019


Also reported in ARRL Letter for August 16th  and on SWLing Post website
    https://swling.com/blog/2018/08/nist-fy2019-budget-includes-request-to-shutdown-wwv-and-wwvh/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheSwlingPost+%28The+SWLing+Post%29


If this post is inappropriate, I sincerely apologize.


Brad KD7GDT 

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