And where do you think those sites get their propagation info if not from
WWV/WWVH?
> On August 21, 2018 at 6:20 PM Bryan Fields <Bryan@bryanfields.net> wrote:
>
>
> On 8/21/18 8:57 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
> > To me it's a no-brainer. We need to speak
> > up. We have to let others know what is
> > happening. I posted this to this list, it
> > was first on the Elecraft list so I
> > brought it to the attention to us on this
> > list. Others if you care about what
> > closing WWV means, should do the same or
> > the message will not get spread and WWV
> > may likely cease to be.
>
> What does WWV/H provide that's not better provided by multiple new redundant
> systems?
>
> Time is able to be provided by NTP over the public internet to within 10 ms.
> 1588 can get this down to the sub microsecond.
>
> Frequency can be provided must more accurate via GPS/GNSS, and for $100 you
> can get a GPSDO which provides 10mhz and phase down to 10^-13.
>
> Prorogation reports? The internet provides them faster and with more detail.
>
> Not one company makes a HF disciplined reference:
>
> https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/radio-stations/wwv/manufacturers-time-and-frequency-receivers
>
> Other than whimsical radio memories, I don't see much value to WWV/H.
>
>
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