[access-uk] Re: WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK

Hi,
I am interested but don't hunt too much. If you find it readily then it would be good to understand it a little better. 

Thanks.

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Carol
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Hi Carol:
It is a continuous transmission in a prescribed format which I cannot recall 
from memory.
I am sure that I have the information somewhere if you are interested.


David



-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Carol Pearson
Sent: 28 October 2007 16:05
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK

No, I didn't think it should make a difference either.

Is the signal transmitted at intervals, or is it always being sent out?

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Carol
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----- Original Message ----- From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK



Carol:
The transmitter for the standard time signal moved earlier this year from
Rugby to a site on the west coast of Cumbria - the lease on the rugby site 
ran out.

This distance shouldn't make a material difference from London.

David


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Of
David Russell
Sent: 28 October 2007 14:55
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK

carol,

I do not know the answer to your atomic clock problem, but the signal may
be
variable depending on where you position the clock, in the same way that a 
portable radio may work well in one position and not so well somewhere
else.


David

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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Carol Pearson
Sent: 28 October 2007 14:51
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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.

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Carol
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