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Article #3651Re: Universal Time Clock
From: Andrew Betz
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 21:29
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 21:29
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In article <1993Jan8.112822.19223@mr.med.ge.com> hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz (hinz@picard.med.ge.com)) writes: >: I'm looking for a Universal Time Clock that receives radio >: signals to give universal time accurately. I have checked the >: >: Does anyone know who carries the clocks? i've seen the kind that plug into a PC's expansion slot from an electronics firm (MCM in dayton, ohio, i think it was). the price tag was around $150. >As I recall (fuzzily), UCT is brodcast at octaves above, below, and including >250MHz. These frequencies are certified primary standards, as well, so ^^^^^^ that would be VHF line of sight. >the're as accurate as it gets. Any radio that can receive these frequencies >would be fine, most short-wave sets can pick up 3 or more. try 5.0000, 10.0000, and 15.0000 MHz. there's a few more (7735 MHz?), but these can almost always be heard. drew -- betz@gozer.idbsu.edu *** brought into your terminal from the free state of idaho *** "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds." - Oppenheimer
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Newsgroups: sci.astro Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!news.byu.edu!ux1!mica.inel.gov!guinness!gozer.idbsu.edu!betz From: betz@gozer.idbsu.edu (Andrew Betz) Subject: Re: Universal Time Clock Message-ID: <1993Jan8.212911.28468@guinness.idbsu.edu> Sender: usenet@guinness.idbsu.edu (Usenet News mail) Nntp-Posting-Host: gozer Organization: SigSauer Fan Club References: <8JAN199301492572@zeus.tamu.edu> <1993Jan8.112822.19223@mr.med.ge.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 21:29:11 GMT Lines: 27