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Re: ELV PC Funkuhr DCF 98 PC software? Source? Protocol?

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From: Cone Killer
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 02:16
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For more info see:

http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/

BTW, I use WWVH (Hawaii) because of the mountains to the
immediate east at my location (San Diego).

Regards, Doug aka Cone Killer

"Bob Wilson" <rfwilson@intergate.nospam.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:u37e168l5luq6b@corp.supernews.com...
> In article <MPG.169c2c56769f769a989696@news.onlynews.com>,
> hmbdude@nospamcotse.com says...
> >
>
> >"completely unkown in North America"? Maybe in Canada, but in other
parts
> >of North America WWVB offers equivalent functionality for consumer
and
> >professional applications.
>
> Just as an added comment to my previous post, you seem not to
understand the
> principles of longwave transmission, if you think that WWVB will stop
at
> at the Canadian border!
>
> WWVB transmits from Fort Collins, at a frequency of 60KHz. The reason
for
> this ultra-low frequency is to eliminate directionality, and to allow
its
> ground wave to travel large distances. Yes, even into our homes in
Canada
> that (as every American "knows") are igloos, and where it snows
continuously
> as soon as you cross the 49th parallel.
>
> Bob.
>
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