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

[Peter Gottlieb]

How much does WWV cost per year to operate?

Maybe a go-fund-me on steroids involving some corporate sponsorships?  If we get a more science-friendly administration they might only need to hang on a couple more years. 


Peter

> On Aug 17, 2018, at 8:37 PM, Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:
> 
> 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> 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
>> 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
>> 
>> If this post is inappropriate, I sincerely apologize.
>> 
>> Brad KD7GDT
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