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

[Keith Dutson]

I have the MFJ-890 DX Beacon Monitor.
https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-890

Accuracy depends on timer sync from the built-in atomic receiver.  It attempts to sync each morning about 0200.  If successful, a green LED turns on.  It is good for 24 hours.

Many have visited my shack and asked how it works.  So, I turn on the receiver and tune to the beacon frequency selected on the monitor.  When they hear the beacon, they look at the monitor to see the location of the beacon being received.  Pretty cool.

73, Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Radio KØHB
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 4:10 PM
To: Joe <nss at mwt.net>; rjairam at gmail.com; Henning <mail at oz1bii.dk>
Cc: Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com>; CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>; Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air...

Such a beacon system already exists on the ham bands, much more applicable because it covers every continent, not just Colorado  and Hawaii, and transmits at amateur power, not 10KW.  

SEE HERE---→  https://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/

73, de Hans, KØHB
"Just a boy and his radio"™

From: Joe
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 4:38 PM
To: rjairam at gmail.com; Henning
Cc: Art Boyars; CQ-Contest Reflector; Sean Waite
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air...

I heard that even if they stop transmitting the signals, the "Atomic Clock" will keep running and maintained.

Here is a thought.  What would be the legality, if Amateur Radio was to go there, Make a Club, Call it the "WWV Club" or whatever.

And more or less take the same audio that WWV used to transmit. And make a beacon using it on every ham band?

It could be used as a Propagation beacon, yet also informative too.

Legal?

Joe WB9SBD
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On 8/20/2018 11:21 PM, rjairam at gmail.com wrote:
> 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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