[CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air. 100, 000 signatures needed by Sept. 15th.

[Charlie@thegallos.com]

Ok, I stand corrected 

73 de KG2V

> On Aug 20, 2018, at 2:19 PM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> 
> 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 at arrl.net> 
> To: "CQ Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at 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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