[Milsurplus] NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH

[Bob kb8tq]

HI

The “commercialize it” idea was at the heat of a couple of navigation systems. Essentially every user would pay
a monthly license fee for usage of the system. The more they pay, the better the precision gets. Pay enough per 
month and they would get as good as GPS. 

For some odd reason, even the projections of customers ( which usually are wildly optimistic) never got very large ….

Bob

> On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:33 PM, radioman390--- via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, but GPS can be jammed and disabled by solar storms, etc etc. It's always nice to have a backup, but maybe commercialize it? Sell commercials?
> Notice that WWVL on 60 khz is not proposed for deletion. It provides time signals in a digital mode for all those "world's most accuate watch, clock, display, etc"   Oregon Scientific would go bankrupt
> 
> Better listen to this first.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CpsPgXyIm8
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>
> To: MilSurplus <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Fri, Aug 17, 2018 8:31 pm
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH
> 
> Since GPS provides a much more 
> accurate source for Time and 
> Frequency signals, I personally think 
> it is time to retire this relic of the 
> "Olde Dayes".
> 
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
> 
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 5:17 PM Brad <warbird.radios at exchangenet.net <mailto:warbird.radios at exchangenet.net>> wrote:
> Some of you may rely on WWV or WWVH for precise time signals or for frequency calibration of mil and ham gear. 
> 
> According to the NIST website, we as a community may lose this service due to a proposed budget cut for FY 2019.  
>     https://www.nist.gov/director/fy-2019-presidential-budget-request-summary/fundamental-measurement-quantum-science-and <https://www.nist.gov/director/fy-2019-presidential-budget-request-summary/fundamental-measurement-quantum-science-and>
> Scroll down to section on Illustrative program reductions in FY 2019
> 
> Also reported in ARRL Letter for August 16th  and on SWLing Post website
>     https://swling.com/blog/2018/08/nist-fy2019-budget-includes-request-to-shutdown-wwv-and-wwvh/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheSwlingPost+%28The+SWLing+Post%29 <https://swling.com/blog/2018/08/nist-fy2019-budget-includes-request-to-shutdown-wwv-and-wwvh/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheSwlingPost+%28The+SWLing+Post%29>
> 
> If this post is inappropriate, I sincerely apologize.
> 
> Brad KD7GDT
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