[EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?

Sat Nov 16 15:03:13 EST 2013

What would happen if you took the one from Menards and repositioned the
hour hand by holding its spindle??

On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Jason Joens <jason at kd0mnd.com> wrote:

> The ones at Menards and sams wont do zulu time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of mnowack
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 4:39 PM
> To: 'EIDXA Reflector'
> Subject: Re: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
>
>
> Sam's Club has these atomic wall clocks.
>
>
> http://www.samsclub.com/sams/sharp-accuset-clock-round-wall-clock/prod640037
> 5.ip?navAction=
>
> I have purchased several and all seem to keep sync'ed to WWV very well.
>  The
> three I bought for the studios at WQUB always matched one another.  I
> bought
> another for the club station at W9AWE.  When I bought them they were 19.95
> each.  Not sure what the price is now.
>
> Mike NA9Q
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of David
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 2:58 PM
> To: Marty Santic; Jason Joens
> Cc: EIDXA Reflector
> Subject: Re: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
>
> I saw one the other day in Menards, around $20.
> <
> http://www.menards.com/main/see-more/menards-supply/office-products-furnitu
>
> re/office-products/clocks/la-crosse-technology-12-atomic-analog-wall-clock-s
> ilver-frame/p-1947956-c-13837.htm>
>
>
> I can see why some want digital (easier to read) but some like analog
> because of the "Identify on the 10 minute rule"
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 4:57 PM, Marty Santic <marty.santic at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> Well then.......
> Tell them to fix it!!
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Jason Joens <jason at kd0mnd.com> wrote:
>
> > I talked to them at Dayton about it.  No dice
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Marty Santic [mailto:marty.santic at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 3:51 PM
> > To: Jason Joens
> > Subject: Re: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
> >
> >
> >
> > Says it can be manually set??  Give them a call.
> >
> > After manually setting, tho, can't tell if it will still sync the
> > second hand.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Jason Joens <jason at kd0mnd.com> wrote:
> >
> > Almost, but the MFJ clocks don't have a setting for UTC.  They can
> > only be set for U.S timezones and still sync themselves.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of Marty Santic
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 3:15 PM
> > To: Tom Vinson
> > Cc: Jim Spencer; EIDXA
> > Subject: Re: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
> >
> > MFJ has a selection.
> > http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-137RC
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Tom Vinson <tnvinson1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Instead of WWV, they got the time from Stonehenge back then.  8-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Bob Lee <rideon2266 at aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Jim,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Did they have electricity that far back???
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bob Lee
> > > > W0GXA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "CW forever"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jim Spencer <jlscr2 at yahoo.com>
> > > > To: Jason Joens <jason at kd0mnd.com>; EIDXA Reflector <
> > > eidxa at mailman.qth.net
> > > > >
> > > > Sent: Tue, Nov 5, 2013 12:36 pm
> > > > Subject: Re: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jason,
> > > >
> > > > I keep a regular 12 hour clock in the shack to tell what time it is.
> > > > An analog clock is terrible for ham use like logging.  It just
> > > > leads to confusion.  It is much easier to just write down the
> numbers.
> > > > Unless you have some use that I don't understand, I would go digital.
> > My opinion is
> > > > bases on a lot of experience.   In my beginning, 59 years 10
> > > > months
> > ago,
> > > > analog is all we could get in a clock.  I was never so happy to
> > > > get rid
> > > of
> > > > that and go digital.
> > > >
> > > > 73,   Jim
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jason Joens
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 6:32 PM
> > > > To: EIDXA Reflector
> > > > Subject: Re: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, it's for the shack.  I can find digital atomic clocks that
> > > > will do UTC, but I can't find one with hands.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jim Spencer [mailto:jlscr at mchsi.com]
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 6:28 PM
> > > > To: Jason Joens; EIDXA Reflector
> > > > Subject: Re: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
> > > >
> > > > Jason,
> > > >
> > > > I assume this is not for ham radio!  Analog clocks are useful, IMHO.
> > > >
> > > > 73,  Jim
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jason Joens
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 6:18 PM
> > > > To: EIDXA Reflector
> > > > Subject: [EIDXA] How hard is it to find a clock?
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking for an analog wall clock (with hands) that will sync
> > > > with the WWV and has UTC as a timezone option.  I've been looking
> > > > on and off for months.  I can find 2 of the 3 features I need, but
> > > > I can't
> > find all 3.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Has ANYONE seen one of these?  Have one?  Know someone whose
> > > > brother's
> > > best
> > > > friend's uncle's neighbor has one?
> > > >
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