[Elecraft] Clock chip

[bs usb]

Only one problem that I can see.  People who don't know where they are 
or what time of day it is are probably not interested paying money to 
find out.

dyarnes wrote:
> Seems to me the answer may be simpler than trying to use VLF 
> transmissions for U.S. or U.K. atomic clocks.  I think that technology 
> is almost "old hat" these days.
>
> I have a "golf" watch that gives me yardages on just about any golf 
> course in the world, and it is all coordinated by GPS satellites.  It 
> starts operating in just a few seconds from the time you turn it 
> on--incredibly faster than the first GPS unit I owned.  The time 
> function is instantaneous, and I assume that comes from the GPS 
> satellites as well.  So, couldn’t something along this line be 
> incorporated in a ham rig?  Heck!  It could even probably give you 
> your current grid square!  Maybe this sound like it could be "pricey", 
> but I suspect the electronic "guts" of a GPS unit are becoming pretty 
> inexpensive to create.  The incredible stuff I'm getting out of China 
> these days, and for "nickels and dimes", makes me think this is 
> doable, and at a reasonable price!
>
> Dave W7AQK
>
>
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