[CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air...

rjairam at gmail.com rjairam at gmail.com
Tue Aug 21 00:21:37 EDT 2018


WWV and WWVH are reliable propagation indicators. They are also used
for automatic frequency calibration of some software defined radios
(SDRs) and manual calibration of other radios.

73
Ria, N2RJ
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 at 22:09, OZ1BII Henning <mail at oz1bii.dk> wrote:
>
> WWV and WWVH may go off the air...
>
> Very interesting for Contesting people. Or not ?
>
> 73 de OZ1BII Henning
>
> Den man. 20. aug. 2018 kl. 23.48 skrev Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>:
>
> > Isn't WWVB the station used to sync the clocks and such? I may be wrong.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 4:59 PM Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "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."
> > >
> > > Is this the well known "Washington Monument Ploy"?
> > >
> > > 73, Art K3KU
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