[Elecraft] OT: WWV/WWVH Closure

[Ken G Kopp]

John, you're simply incorrect.  Our house has a number of WWVB synched
clocks, as do many, many thousands of others.

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 09:41 John Harper <johnae5x at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes.
> https://www.qrp-labs.com/clockn.html
>
> https://www.runnersworld.com/gear/a20827055/advanced-gps-watches-for-runners/
>
> and more.
>
> Watches and clocks as "justification" for continued WWV broadcasts is
> laughable.
>
> John AE5X
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> On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 10:36 AM Dr. William J. Schmidt <
> bill at wjschmidt.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Well let's start with all of those self-setting watches and wall
> clocks...
> > and then the propagation information that is broadcast.  Does GPS do
> that?
> >
> >
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> > [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Harper
> > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 10:33 AM
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> > Subject: [Elecraft] WWV/WWVH Closure
> >
> > What is the justification for continued funding of WWV? Hasn't it been
> > obsoleted (if that's a verb) by GPS as far as being a time and freq
> > standard?
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