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Bob Wilson wrote:
> 
> In article <MPG.169c2c56769f769a989696@news.onlynews.com>,
> hmbdude@nospamcotse.com says...
> >
> >In article <u2v92na6gme2e6@corp.supernews.com>,
> >rfwilson@intergate.nospam.bc.ca says...
> >>
> >> For those who are living in North America, you should have explained the
> >> term "Funkuhr". This literally means "radio clock", and is extremely
> >> common in Europe, but completely unknown in North America (in many ways,
> >> we are really rather backward here).
> >
> >"completely unkown in North America"? Maybe in Canada, but in other parts
> >of North America WWVB offers equivalent functionality for consumer and
> >professional applications.
> 
> You obviously miss the point. Show me where you can go to the clock
> department in ANY North American department store, or jewelery store (as you
> can in Europe) and choose amongst many different models and brands of "radio
> clocks". The answer is you cannot, because these things basically do not
> exist here. In Europe, they have been in common use for 10 years. Most of my
> friends in Germany have 2 or 3 of these things at home.
> 
> Sure, we have WWVB, but it is not used for any significant consumer
> applications.
> 
> Bob.

Radio Shack, Sam's club, Office Depot.  I've bought them from Radio
Shack, and Sam's club (Wal-Mart private club)  I've had one since they
did the upgrade, because the old transmitter was too weak where I live,
but the new transmitter and antenna system gives a good signal all the
way to Miami, Florida.  I have a small Radio Shack (Model 63-968) in my
computer building, and a wall hung unit I bought at Sam's club, what
also has a digital indoor / outdoor thermometer built in.  Of course,
Radio shack had their Time Cube radio that picked up the 5 / 10 /15 MHz
WWV signal for 15 or 20 years that you could touch a button and hear the
time announcements.