[opendtv] Re: Continuing with WWVB

  • From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 14:13:00 -0400

On May 8, 2013, at 11:55 AM, "McDonald, J Douglas" <jdmcdona@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> 
> 
> Why not? if you can somehow justify the cost of a radio in all of these 
> clocks,
> 
> 
> I would guess the cost of the WWVB clock at maybe $0.25 to the manufacturer.
> REMEMBER ... this is not RF! 

The radio is not RF?

Yes, I know that AM radios are cheap, and that the whole thing would be a very 
simple chip to build.

I remember listening to that audio as a kid.

Tick tick tick and an occasional voice announcement of the time. 

It was fun manually syncing a clock or watch.

Regards
Craig 
 
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