Hans,

The radio clock WAS the crypto clock

Are you talking about a radio controlled clock or are you talking just about the black face 24 hour Chelsea clock in the radio room?

Again, what type of clock did you need for crypto - you mentioned it had to be quite accurate.  A radio controlled clock getting pulses from WWVB or WWVL would be quite accurate, a radio room clock made by Chelsea even if it was sent to WWV every watch was less so, it would still be within a second of correct time if you checked it every watch.

What do you mean, Hans?

73
DR

On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 11:32 PM Hans Brakob <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:

We’re talking about back in the 60’s.

 

The radio clock WAS the crypto clock (we’re talking about old Gearing and Sumner class destroyers), and one of the watch-change “check-offs” was “Compared Clock to WWV”, or an explanation why not.

 

73, de Hans, KØHB

“Just a Boy and his Radio”™

 

 

From: Richard Knoppow
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2022 03:52
To: cw@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [CW] Ship Radio Room clock

 

    Different clocks for different purposes. The clock for crypto

was probably an atomic clock or at least a crystal clock of some

sort, while the radio room clock is a reference clock and does

not require high precision. Same for navigation, I suspect atomic

clocks have been used for decades, at least prior to satellite

clocks which are virtually absolute.

 

On 1/9/2022 4:58 PM, Hans Brakob wrote:

> Maybe so in merchants, but military online crypto systems needed

> precise time for synchronization with their partners.

>

> 73, de Hans, KØHB

> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™

> Master Chief Radioman, US Navy (Ret)

>

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> Clocks used for navigation purposes must be as accurate as

> possible but radio room clocks are not used for navigation, only

> log keeping.

>

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