Hi Martin,
I would have the battery replaced. The voice doesn't always stop when
battery issues are present. I get about that time out of a battery.
thanks
rick


On 9/17/12, Jerry Handel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>             My watch updates regularly unless I'm on a boat or  if it's too
>
> close to my c pap  machine.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin G. McCormick
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 6:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Atomic Watch Is No Longer Radio Active.
>
> I have one of the Atomic Talking Watches that updates
> itself via WWVB at 60 KHZ or at least it did until about a week
> ago.
>
> It otherwise seems to be working. Is anybody else who
> has one of these watches having any trouble with it? The button
> that lets you set the alarm, etc, is supposed to say, "U S A updated"
> but now it always reports "U S A not updated."
>
> On September 4-6, NIST briefly conducted some tests of a
> new type of modulation system which may be used one day, but
> they appear to be back to normal now.
>
> The watch actually does its update procedure starting
> around 3 in the morning and retries at 4, 5 and 6 until it gets
> a good reading. It is trying each time, but no longer receiving a
> setting from Ft. Collins.
>
> What do these watches do when the battery starts to run
> down? I've had this one for about 18 months and have been pretty
> nice to it as in not dropped it or gotten it wet.
>
> It doesn't sound funny yet but it sure isn't getting
> WWVB any more.
>
> If nobody else is having trouble with their atomic
> watch, then this one has probably had a partial melt-down. If
> others are having trouble, then there may be something about the
> signal now that is confusing the receiver.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Martin WB5AGZ
>