Hey All,
There doesn't SEEM to be any reduced reliability here at my QTH.I use two Radio Shack 63-968 clocks side by side ( with the ends of ferrite touching each other ), in the HOPE that both bars couple and perhaps give a better receive signal level .I am not sure if this concept actually plays out in reality, but I had two of them anyways, so why not.
Years ago, I had a long conversation with the WWV engineers.They mentioned Florida and MA ( especially EASTERN MA- where I live- it figures ) as "trouble spots ".
And that was when 'VB was running at FULL capability.
But under the current reduced WWVB capability, I am having NO problems. So if I am doing well , in THEORY , I would THINK the rest of the country
( expect maybe FL ?) SHOULD be doing "OK".
Side note: Years ago there was talk going around about establishing a second 60 Kc transmitter at the old VOA site in Greenville, NC. I suggested that they use the old 20 KC WWVL call sign , which I am sure they already thought of anyways. Obviously that idea never got off the ground back then.Now WWV is barely getting funding and the WWVB antenna fix doesn't seem to be in the cards.
Nice.
Colorado can experience some VERY violent weather and this (IMHO) extremely important service is now only running on one lung. If the remaining array goes down, do they just throw in the towel and render millions of clocks useless ? This would have a VERY LARGE negative impact .
NQC