[Hallicrafters] OT Atomic Watch

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

That's what you do to work, you watch it....

73' Charlie k3ICH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MICHAEL TALLENT" <mwtallent at comcast.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] OT Atomic Watch


>I retired 18 years ago, what is a watch?
>
> Mike  W6MXV  in KY
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Harmon" <k6xyz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] OT Atomic Watch
>
>
>> Normally, that would be ok but the only thing that really means anything
>> is
>> what time the bidding site says it is.
>>
>> Dave Harmon
>> K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
>> Sperry, Ok.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>> manualman at juno.com
>> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 3:34 PM
>> To: dfischer at usol.com
>> Cc: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] OT Atomic Watch
>>
>> Some Atomic Watches are solar powered and some run on a battery.
>> Generally, unless you live your life in a metal box all the time, the WWV
>> time signal will get to your watch at least once a day or more, to keep
>> the watch calibrated with accurate time, especially when micro seconds
>> are important to you. Those last 10 seconds of bidding time can be very
>> important.
>>
>> Pete, wa2cwa
>>
>> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:38:07 -0500 "Duane Fischer, W8DBF"
>> <dfischer at usol.com> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Question: What powers the so called "Atomic Watch"? Is it solar
>>> powered? Or?
>>>
>>> Supposedly it calibrates itself when placed in a window overnight
>>> once a
>>> week. Is it using a WWV signal or is it using some GPS signal?
>>>
>>> Nobody seems sure exactly what powers these things! Does anyone know
>>> for
>>> sure?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Duane, W8DBF
>
>
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