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Title: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: Strange Beacons on July 02, 2013, 2209 UTC
On Friday, July 5, 2013, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (WWVB) marks half a century as the nation’s official time broadcaster.

P.S. The headline used as the subject line for this post certainly doesn't apply to most people who populate this message board!.

Full story at: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/wwvb-time-radio/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/wwvb-time-radio/)
Title: Re: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: Pigmeat on July 03, 2013, 0122 UTC
Are you the long lost son of Al Fansome?  ;)
Title: Re: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: cmradio on July 03, 2013, 0328 UTC
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.....certainly doesn't apply to most people who populate this message board!

Speak for yerself ... I <3 WWVB :D

Peace!
Title: Re: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: Fansome on July 03, 2013, 0614 UTC
You need to let go of your fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGTE_QrgWVs

Are you the long lost son of Al Fansome?  ;)
Title: Re: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: Pigmeat on July 03, 2013, 1054 UTC
I knew it! You're all hopped up on goofballs aren't you,Blue Boy Fansome?

Where's Jack Webb when he's needed?
Title: Re: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: Strange Beacons on July 03, 2013, 1442 UTC
I love WWVB, too, as I'm sure most who visit this board do (which was the point of my statement, i.e., my attempt to point out the irony of the title being posted here, as this message board is likely one of the few places on the Internet where EVERYONE knows and loves what non-radio geeks think of as an "obscure" radio station).  ;D

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.....certainly doesn't apply to most people who populate this message board!

Speak for yerself ... I <3 WWVB :D

Peace!
Title: Re: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: skeezix on July 03, 2013, 2334 UTC
Have a couple of clocks that have been listening to WWVB for ~15 years. However, my receivers would only go down to 150 or 100 kHz, so never knew what the signal sounded like.

Then got an SDR and was finally able to listen to WWVB last year.

Also was fortunate to listen to the last days of LORAN-C.
Title: Re: The Most Important Radio Station You’ve Never Heard of Marks 50 Years on the Air
Post by: Strange Beacons on July 04, 2013, 0047 UTC
I totally miss Loran-C; was such an easy system to learn and use.  Reminds me of my days in the Coast Guard and merchant marine.

Have a couple of clocks that have been listening to WWVB for ~15 years. However, my receivers would only go down to 150 or 100 kHz, so never knew what the signal sounded like.

Then got an SDR and was finally able to listen to WWVB last year.

Also was fortunate to listen to the last days of LORAN-C.