nice   it has hands and is braille? or just talks and has an analog dial for sighted people to see?  the so called atomic watch interests me, but I worry that it will not work well in NC which is quite far from wwvb in colorado. Also how pricy are they? I do have an I phone I carry everywhere, so unless it is braille I am not sure if I would go for it as a watch. I might go for a stand alone clock because it is nice to have hourly chime and stuff, although the real temptation is a real wood and metal clock with actual chimes.

Michael Thurman
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On Jun 14, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Jerry Handel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have an atomic clock and an atomic watch.  They work well.  The batteries 
> in both units last for a couple of years.
> I've never carried the clock on a trip, but I've worn my watch to Alaska. 
> Since I was away from the Pacific time zone, it didn't set itself.  I was 
> able to set it manually.
> Because the watch has hands, it can take a little time if you are moving to 
> a different time zone.
> My wife, Cindy, bought them for me; I don't remember where they came from.
> That's all.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Harvey Heagy
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 4:18 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Atomic Watches And Atomic Clocks
> 
> I don't have one, but I have use someone else's atomic clock.  They have
> been known to reset themselves to the wrong time, and also, they are
> marketed for the country you are in.  You can't take them with you abroad
> and reset them for the country you are in
> because only the 4 time zones in the US are offered for clocks and watches
> sold for the US.  I guess you could manually set them for the time for the
> country you are in, but you'd have to reset it when you returned home.  But
> I wish they had a manual override function.
> Harvey
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Ron Canazzi
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 1:32 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Atomic Watches And Atomic Clocks
> 
> Hi Group,
> 
> While we're on the subject of talking watches, I was wondering if anyone
> has any of the talking atomic watches or atomic clocks.  For those who
> aren't aware (and probably almost everyone on this list is,) those type
> of watches and clocks are supposed to set themselves via the WWVB time
> signal on 60 kHz.  They tell you to place the watch or clock on a window
> ledge away from metal over night and it should automatically update.
> The update is supposed to take place at 3:00 AM Eastern Time--the time
> when the entire continental United States is in the same day.  One
> problem with them at my location: I have had a talking watch and talking
> clock--both of which are supposed to be atomic and despite what I do,
> they never set automatically,  I have to set them manually and they
> don't seem to keep very good time when you do this[--even when you set
> them to the WWV time signal at 5, 10, 15 ETC. mHz.  I have to reset them
> every few days or they will lose or gain a minute or more.
> 
> I am in the Buffalo, New York area which or course places me in the
> Eastern Time Zone.
> 
> Has anyone else experienced this issue where the clocks/watches simply
> won't set automatically?  I bought both items from LS&S Products.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
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