[Boatanchors] WWV Petition Potential Problems

[Randy Berry]

Well, I don't know if they are shutting down WWVB as well, but with
their wording, I'd assume so. Here's a byte I got from the NIST
website (link below)

"$6.3 million supporting fundamental measurement dissemination,
including the shutdown of NIST radio stations in Colorado and Hawaii"

https://www.nist.gov/director/fy-2019-presidential-budget-request-summary/fundamental-measurement-quantum-science-and

On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 5:59 PM, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> wrote:
> Gang,
>
> My apologies for not reading the 105 me-too emails on the original topic.
> So, I may have missed something.
>
> I just went to the link below, and signed the petition.  I have a soft spot
> in my heart for WWV.
>
> However, my understanding is they want to shut down WWV and WWVH the HF
> stations.  The petition expresses concern about atomic clocks. I'm wearing
> one on my wrist.  But, these devices depend upon the 60KHz VLF signals from
> WWVB.
>
> Perhaps we need another petition that make abetter case for HF service.
>
> 73,
> Al
>
> On 8/19/2018 5:42 PM, Ron.K3PID wrote:
>>
>> Work fine for me... bodabing bodaboom, done
>> Ron K3PID
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Randy Berry
>> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 2:46 AM
>> To: Boat Anchors List ; boatanchors at theporch.com ; AM Radio List
>> Subject: [AMRadio] White House Petition Regarding the Proposed Shutdown of
>> NIST's WWV, WWVB, and WWVH Transmitters.
>>
>> I created a White House petition to possibly prevent the proposed
>> shutdown of WWV/WWVB/WWVH in 2019. Please sign it! This is important
>> to us all.
>>
>> We need 100,000 digital signatures for the White House to consider it.
>>
>> All you have to provide is a name and a valid email address. You will
>> be emailed and asked to confirm your email address, and that's it.
>> you're done!
>>
>> Hopefully this petition makes a difference because this shutdown will
>> affect the unknowing Harry homeowner using atomic clocks, as well as
>> us hams, and SWL's alike. Apart from my computers with NTP all my
>> clocks are atomic, so I know this will bother me.
>>
>> The petition is located here:
>>
>>
>> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/proposed-shutdown-nists-wwv-and-wwvh-radio-stations
>>
>> tnx for signing and gl to us all.
>> de Randy, N3LRX/8
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