Don:

The URL for the U.S. Naval Observatory is:

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/time_ann.ram

Definitely comes in five-by over the Internet.

73!

Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
Amateur Radio: K 7 U I J
... Go M's!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald L. Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 6:36 PM
Subject: WWV


> I was amazed to hear that the WWV 2.5 megs signal barely makes it into
Denver in the daytime.  Admittedly I don't know anything about ground
wave
> propagation at that frequency.  However, I erroneously thought that
the signal would almost pin your meter.
>
> On a related note, does anyone on this list have urls for time
signals.  I used to have the one for the naval observatory but lost it
after having to reformat.  My
> needs are not so precise that I cannot compensate for the
approximately ten or eleven second offset caused by the buffering.
However, I want an url because
> our local phone time signal automatically disconnects after one
minute, and it is frustrating if one is trying to set several clocks
precisely.
>
> On another related note, do all of the Zenith Speakeasy vcrs have that
feature where they will check WWVB?
>
> My Zenith sits a few inches over my Dishnet set top box which emits
more RF than some hand helds.  So it can never find the WWVB signal.
>
> Don Roberts
>