I understand the signal piggy backs on radio transmissions so a radio is needed to be working in the vicinity of the clock.
Roger Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access UK Mailing List" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 2:50 PM Subject: [access-uk] WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK
Hi all,Some of you will have the RNIB's atomic clock. Ours has served us well for four years now, without even changing the batteries. We were not over-surprised when it didn't change today and figured that probably the battery strength needed to be greater to acquire the atomic signal than even to use speech ... so we changed batteries - and waited! No, she didn't change ... and hadn't when we left our home 20 minutes later!Thankfully, when we arrived home, we found that Freda (for that's her name) had put herself right - at last!We're a bit puzzled though at the time this took, since we remember, when she was new, that it didn't take long for her to acquire the correct information.Anyone any theories as to why it should take so long to acquire the signal? I know this used to be transmitted from Rugby but that this changed a few years back. Is it just because the signal is further away from us now that it takes so long, or is it only transmitted at certain times in a day? Where does it come from now?I'm just curious so would appreciate any answers that anyone can give.(Incidentally, she's called Freda because our friend first introduced us to the atomic clock with his before they became available for VI's; and he affectionately called his Fritz!)Now, less of this waffle and over to you ... Thanks. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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