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Re: wwv radios

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From: Michael A. Covington
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 18:11
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In article <87311@netnews.upenn.edu> george@mech.seas.upenn.edu writes:
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>alas, radio shack has discontinued their 'timecube' wwv recievers.
>does anybody else carry these things? ( in the <$50 neighborhood.. )

Any cheap shortwave receiver should do.

>can i replace the crystals in a 'weatheradio'?

No.  Weather is on 162 MHz; WWV is on 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz.
Quite a big jump.  Also, weather is FM and WWV is AM.

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From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
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