Hi Bob,
This is an exact quote from page NIST-25 of the proposed FY2019 NIST budget:
< www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/FY19CBJ/NIST_and_NTIS_FY2019_President
's_Budget_for_508_comp.pdf>
"NIST will discontinue the dissemination of the U.S. time and frequency via the
NIST radio stations in Hawaii and Ft. Collins, CO. These radio stations
transmit signals that are used to synchronize consumer electronic products like
wall clocks, clock radios, and wristwatches, and may be used in other
applications like appliances, cameras, and irrigation controllers."
73
Frank
W3LPL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Wilson, N6TV" <n6tv@arrl.net>
To: "CQ Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 6:06:24 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air. 100, 000 signatures
needed by Sept. 15th.
WWV and WWVH are planned to be shut down due to major proposed budget cuts.
http://www.arrl.org/news/nist-fy-2019-budget-would-eliminate-wwv-and-wwvh
It's not clear if WWVB, which is used by many so-called "atomic" clocks and
watches, is also going to be shut down, but since WWVB is also "a NIST
radio station in Colorado," the answer appears to be YES.
I've signed the petition to request that funding be maintained, and I
encourage you to do the same.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-
nist-stations-wwv-wwvh
Obviously U.S. hams alone cannot produce 100,000 signatures; help will also
be needed from industry, consumers, the military, etc.
73,
Bob, N6TV
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