Martin,

I've never thought to try that but then again, I am only 50 miles away.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin G. McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: WWV and Solar info by phone 24 hours a day


> I was curious to see how much difference there is
> between the time it takes the audio to go through the phone
> versus how long it takes it to bounce off the ionosphere so I
> called it while listening to the radio. Surprisingly, the phone
> is about 1-tenth of a second behind the radio here in
> North-centrral Oklahoma on Suddenlink telephone which is
> voice-over-IP.
> 
> Anybody else could have a slightly different experience
> depending on one's distance from Ft. Collins and their
> long-distance telephone configuration.
> 
> I noticed that if the tone is on, one can clearly hear
> the ticks every second and, while you can not directly hear the
> 100-HZ BCD time code, it is on the input signal WWV feeds in to
> the phone line because it kind of mixes with the tone a bit.
> 
> When the tone goes off, the ticks are mushy sounding
> probably due to the VOIP codec which is excellent for voice but
> not really meant for odd-ball signals like this.
> 
> As a dedicated cheapscate, I am thrilled we have
> unlimited long-distance in the United States as I wouldn't have
> tried this experiment if it was an added toll call.
> 
> Martin
> 
> Phil Scovell writes:
>> If you want to listen to WWV time announcements via phone, dial:
>> 
>> 303-499-7111
>> 
>> If you want solar information, call:
>> 
>> 303-497-3235
>