Hi Brett;
My Wife bought me a Seiko gold Braille watch about six years ago and it
works great.
The only change I made was to put an expansion band on it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: wwv
>I simply was not finding a Braille watch that I liked the appearance of
> so went cold turkey. I have wanted to look at the Tsot Silent T but the
> one jewelry store convenient to me had one in for a short time and
> unfortunately I was ill and could not make the trip into the store. I
> have not recently checked for this or any other at my local jewelry
> stores. My best watch was a Swiss quartz purchased in the mid 1980s or
> early 1990s. My first one lasted for 4 years on the original battery
> but none have held up that well since. Talking watches have not
> impressed me as I cannot surreptitiously check the time of long winded
> speakers or such without announcing it to the whole world not to mention
> their unintelligibility in high noise situations.
>
>
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> BRETT WINCHESTER
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: wwv
>
> I can understand that, I tend to use note taker clock and computer
> clocks more, but still if I even forget to put my watch on after a
> shower or something, something's just very very wrong until I realize
> what it is and fix it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:09 AM
> Subject: Re: wwv
>
>
>> It took me some getting used to but now with clocks in the computer=20
>> PDA note taker etc I find a wrist watch to be less required. It has=20
>> allowed me to relax a bit as well since most people are late to=20
>> meetings anyway getting everyone on the same second is impractical. I
>
>> still have a pretty good sense of time and make all those hard time=20
>> coded deadlines as well. When I can get a digital Braille watch that=20
>> syncs with WWVL I will be happy as long as the thing is not like=20
>> wearing wrist weights. =3D20
>>
>>
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>> BRETT WINCHESTER
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:57 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: wwv
>>
>> Wow, if I didn't have a wrist watch I'd feel naked.=3D20
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: wwv
>>
>>
>>> Redundant but still worth keeping around for a while. On the other
>> hand
>>> I have not worn a wrist watch for seven years in March of 2008. =
> =3D
>> =3D3D20
>>>=3D20
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>>> BRETT WINCHESTER
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>>>=3D20
>>>=3D20
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:28 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: wwv
>>>=3D20
>>> useful, but perhaps redundant.
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:19 PM
>>> Subject: Re: wwv
>>>=3D20
>>>=3D20
>>>> The 10 mhz is still a valid calibration source for some purposes=20
>>>> (not time related.) yes many other uses have changed to the other=20
>>>> modes
>>> but
>>>> the hf is still useful. =3D3D3D20
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> BRETT WINCHESTER
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:05 PM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: wwv
>>>>
>>>> well, they could take away the regular HF wwv service and your clock
>
>>>> would still work....the wwv that is used for the atomic clocks or=20
>>>> the WWV clocks is at 60kilihertz I believe.
>>>> I am fairly sure that anyone who isn't near a computer that needs K=20
>>>> index info, or weather info, is going to probably have that info=20
>>>> availible via satelite these days anyway.
>>>> So, the 5, 10 and 15MHZ wwv services could probably be done away=20
>>>> with and there would be no significant consequence to it.
>>>> 73
>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "William Sallander" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:31 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: wwv
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Hello Walter, I did some checking on google but I didn't come up
>>> with
>>>> > anything concreat.
>>>> > I don't believe that they will take it off the air since alot of
>>>> devices
>>>> > still depend on the signal for time purposes and other uses.
>>>> >
>>>> > I hope they don't take it off the air because I just bought a=20
>>>> > clock
>>>> that
>>>> > sets it self via WWV.
>>>> >
>>>> > 73
>>>> >
>>>> > Bill, N3ETC
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > ----- Original Message -----=3D3D3D20
>>>> > From: "Walter Hampton" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:21 PM
>>>> > Subject: wwv
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > > are they going to off wwv? i hope not. i heard it on the=20
>>>> > > handiham
>>>> net. =3D3D3D3D
>>>> > > please let me know if it is true.=3D3D3D3D20
>>>> > >
>>>> > > walter wb6jtj
>>>> >
>>>> >
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>>>>
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