[geeks] [kevin at inscoe.org: [cfgeeks] FUTURE OF WWV AND WWVH TIME SIGNALS]

[Bill Bradford]

I normally dont forward stuff. but y'all need to take the
survey. 8-)  KEEP WWV!

Bill

----- Forwarded message from Kevin Inscoe <kevin at inscoe.org> -----

To: cfgeeks at yahoogroups.com
From: Kevin Inscoe <kevin at inscoe.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 08:50:07 -0700 (PDT)
Reply-To: cfgeeks at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [cfgeeks] FUTURE OF WWV AND WWVH TIME SIGNALS

We need to keep this! We really do and not just for
time sake for calibration of receivers sake as well.
And please don't remind me yet again about how GPS has
the time code yes I know that but what if the bird
fails?

~kevin
--- "Dave Armbrust, AE4MR" <ae4mr at arrl.org> wrote:
> From: "Dave Armbrust, AE4MR" <ae4mr at arrl.org>
> To: "FL Ham" <flham at qth.net>
> Subject: [FLham] FUTURE OF WWV AND WWVH TIME SIGNALS
> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:12:35 -0400
> Reply-to: "Dave Armbrust, AE4MR" <ae4mr at arrl.org>
> 
>            FUTURE OF WWV AND WWVH TIME SIGNALS
> 
> The National Institute of Standards and Technology
> (NIST) is 
> conducting a survey of WWV and WWVH listeners to
> find out how they 
> use the standard time and frequency broadcast
> services.
> 
> September 30th is the deadline for completing the
> survey, 
> which is available on the Web at
> http://www.timesurvey.nist.gov/ 
> -- and that deadline is fast approaching.
> 
> John P. Lowe, leader of NIST's Time and Frequency
> Services Group, 
> insists that a shutdown of WWV is not imminent. But
> he confirmed to 
> Sky & Telescope reader Bob Konior that the data
> collected could 
> ultimately be used to determine whether WWV and WWVH
> remain on the 
> air -- especially given the popularity of NIST's
> other outlets. (For 
> example, its Web-based time server gets in excess of
> 3 million hits a 
> day.) The last WWV-WWVH user survey was conducted in
> 1985.
> 
> "Those amateurs who use this radio time service to
> time events will be 
> left to their own devices if this service is removed
> from the air," 
> comments Konior.
> 
> We urge amateur and professional astronomers who
> rely on highly 
> accurate shortwave time signals to participate in
> the survey so 
> their views will be known.
> 
> 73--
> Dave Armbrust - AE4MR
> ARRL WCF Section Manager
> (941)378-1701 Fax: (941)929-0040
> 
> 
> ---
> Submissions flham at qth.net
> 
> 

----- End forwarded message -----

-- 
Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX