[Fourlanders] WWV & WWVH survey

[Ron Rogers]

The following is from the ARRL web site >
 
Department of Defense Message Prompts Listeners to Take WWV/WWVH Survey
08/19/2019
Through Saturday, August 24, WWV and WWVH will transmit a US Department of
Defense (DOD) message in conjunction with the COMEX 19-3 interoperability
exercise in Tennessee. The broadcast also urges listeners to
<http://www.dodmars.org/home/wwv-survey> complete a survey on WWV/WWVH
listenership and listening habits. The messages are broadcast on WWV at 10
minutes past the hour and on WWVH at 50 minutes past the hour. WWV and WWVH
transmit on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 MHz.
 
In addition to asking for the name, email address, and location of those
completing the "WWV/WWVH Reception Report," the survey seeks information on
which station (i.e., WWV or WWVH) was heard, the frequency, the transmitted
audio quality, whether the information was relevant or useful, how often the
respondent monitors WWV/WWVH broadcasts, whether the respondent uses a clock
or other device that synchronizes with the low-frequency (60 kHz)
<https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/radio-stations/wwvb>
WWVB time transmissions, and any other information the respondent would
consider useful to hear on WWV/WWVH broadcasts.
 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology ( <https://www.nist.gov/>
NIST) - part of the US Department of Commerce - is using the information
gathered to determine "how often their stations are monitored and how the
various timing signals and messages are used by the listeners," Chief of US
Army MARS Paul English, WD8DBY, said on the US Army MARS Facebook page. "As
the saying goes, 'every vote counts,' and your input to this survey is being
used to help demonstrate the importance of these stations." Listeners may
file multiple reception reports, and anyone may complete the survey.
Earlier this year, the Defense Department began making use of the
provisional time slots on WWV and WWVH to announce upcoming HF military
communication exercises and to explain how the Amateur Radio community can
become involved in them. Use of the time slots has corresponded with
Department of Defense communication exercises (COMEX); COMEX 19-3 takes
place this month. The announcements will resume during COMEX 19-4 in
October.
Following a proof of concept this year, DOD anticipates making use of the
WWV/WWVH broadcast time slot full time, all year.
Concern arose in 2018 after WWV and WWVH were included on a list of proposed
cuts in the Administration's Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for NIST.
 
Ron
WW8RR
 
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