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Junk-Box WWVB Receiver - First Signals!
It's alive! This is a quick walk-through of the junk-box WWVB receiver on the first day it heard WWVB (you can hear it playing through my computer speakers in the background).
A partial schematic (the RF section) is in this tweet: https://twitter.com/codedweller/status/638824875340132352
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DCF WWVB RCC Desktop Digital Weather Forecast Station Barometer with 2 Sensors
This Wireless Weather Station with 2 wireles sensor provides accurate, real-time weather data of indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity and changing Barometric Pressure in you area. It supports up to 3 wireless outdoor sensor. It provides five weather forecast (Sunny, Partly Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy and Stormy) with moonphase display.
Specifications :
Temperature
Indoor: 0~50°C (32~122°F)
Outdoor
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This is what WWVB sounds like.
A good quality recording of WWVB made with my Bt878 tuner card Analog to Digital Converter. I hooked a headphone cable to the antenna jack of my Grundig G5 and then clipped a ground wire to the internal shield of the Grundig radio. This is the actual recording, it is not the powerline noise that my previous video had.
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Arduino based WWVB receiver / decoder
Arduino Uno with Ethernet shield and display / button shield. This is connected to a tiny WWVB receiver and antenna. The Arduino starts up and grabs the time from 132:163:4:101 if available and switches over to the WWVB time once a full frame is received (1-2 minutes). USB is just for power.
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WWVB in North Carolina
WWVB Recption
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My WWVB (60 kHz) Receiver / Frequency Standard
Here's a sneak peek of my WWVB (60 kHz) receiver in operation.
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WWVB Atomic Clock.wmv
WWVB Atomic Clock
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WWVB received signal
demonstration of WWVB receiver signal input into HCS12 Dragon Board
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WWVB 60 kHz PSK Format
WWVB at 60 kHz recently changed the way they send the time of day information to "Atomic Clocks." This video shows the new PSK format as received at my location in Glendale, CA. It was made by sampling the output of the preamp of my Spectracom 8170 receiver and feeding the 60 kHz signal into a GPS referenced HP-3586B receiver tuned to 60 kHz. The 15625 Hz I.F. output of the HP-3586B was fed to
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CMMR-6P-60 WWVB Receiver with LED and Ticks
The CMMR-6P-60 WWVB Receiver is shown for just over one minute, a full digital data frame and in the background you can hear sharp ticks that are coming from another WWVB receiver. In another room is a Self Winding Clock Co. "Western Union" pendulum clock that can also be heard.
The data format is at:
http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwvbtimecode.cfm
Recorded 25 Oct 2010 at about 0913
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WWVB-60
WWVB-60 atomic clock timing signal
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WWVB phase comparator
Motorola frequency standard. Watch the WWVB phase shift at 10 past the hour.
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WWVB Receiver (Atomic Clock)
A short demonstration of WWVB receivers from HKW Elektronik out of Germany. WWVB is the LF (60 kHz) broadcast of the current time from the NIST cesium atomic clock in Boulder, CO. WWVB broadcasts the current time accurate to within 20 milliseconds of the atomic clock. While the broadcast antennas for WWVB are in Fort Collins, CO, the signal reaches as far as Hawaii and New York during at least
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WWVB 60 kHz
Reception of WWVB on 0.060 MHz
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WWvb vs WJ
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Scrolling LED Clock 360 w/ WWVB Time Sync
Scrolling Clock360 8x24 LED Matrix Display, Temperature & WWVB Time Sync.
Features:
* 8x24 Matrix of Red and Green 3mm LED's (384 total LED's)
* Scroll messages across display in red or green
* Adjustable rate of scrolling
* Sixty bright LED's mark off the seconds (burst mode effect option)
* Display Date and time (12hr or 24hr) utilizing DS1307
* Displays temperature (Ce
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Receiving WWVB 60 hz Time with Icom r9000
Good Reception of WWVB from my apartment in New Jersey.
Equipment: Icom R 9000 with Indoor Wellbrook Loop antenna ala 1530.
WWVB is a NIST time signal radio station near Fort Collins, Colorado, co-located with WWV. WWVB is the station that radio-controlled clocks in most of North America use to synchronize themselves. The 70 kW ERP signal transmitted from WWVB is a continuous 60 kHz carrier wav
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WWVB "Atomic Clock" signal on 60 kHz
Here is what the WWVB signal sounds like on my ICOM IC-7600.
While it means nothing to the human ear, this signal coming from the US National Institute of Standards transmitter in Fort Collins, Colorado is used to automatically synchronize the time on compatible "atomic clocks"
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WWVB Time signal @ 60Khz VLF
(video has no audio)
WWVB's time signal in Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) format.
Transmitted from near Ft. Collins, CO. Received on Mar 4, 2012
There is a +10MHz offset between actual rx frequency and displayed frequency.
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WWVB Radio Controlled Clock
Self updating atomic clock
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PITT GIRL FIRED by NeedLD.org | WWVB
Local blogger PittGirl was fired, one day after she revealed her identity. The Mayor announced his support for PittGirl and made a joke about Dread Lord Zober, but the next day Pitt Girl was fired from her job, at a non-profit that relies on the city's good will. This video (with sub-titles) tells the behind-the-scenes story.
NOTE: This is satire. PittGirl is not involved in this video.
(BTW,
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WWvb vs Churchill
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The Sound of WWVB (60 kHz)
If our ears could hear the 60 kHz radio signal transmitted by radio station WWVB as a 1000 Hz tone, this is what it would sound like.
This is a one minute sample of WWVB's radio signal recorded on Februrary 1, 2009 beginning at 0246 UTC. Reception took place in New Jersey, over 1600 miles from WWVB's Fort Collins, Colorado transmitter using a specialized receiver of my own design.
WWVB's 50
Junk-Box WWVB Receiver - First Signals!
It's alive! This is a quick walk-through of the junk-box WWVB receiver on the first day it heard WWVB (you can hear it playing through my computer speakers in t...
It's alive! This is a quick walk-through of the junk-box WWVB receiver on the first day it heard WWVB (you can hear it playing through my computer speakers in the background).
A partial schematic (the RF section) is in this tweet: https://twitter.com/codedweller/status/638824875340132352
wn.com/Junk Box Wwvb Receiver First Signals
It's alive! This is a quick walk-through of the junk-box WWVB receiver on the first day it heard WWVB (you can hear it playing through my computer speakers in the background).
A partial schematic (the RF section) is in this tweet: https://twitter.com/codedweller/status/638824875340132352
- published: 03 Sep 2015
- views: 134
DCF WWVB RCC Desktop Digital Weather Forecast Station Barometer with 2 Sensors
This Wireless Weather Station with 2 wireles sensor provides accurate, real-time weather data of indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity and changing Barometri...
This Wireless Weather Station with 2 wireles sensor provides accurate, real-time weather data of indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity and changing Barometric Pressure in you area. It supports up to 3 wireless outdoor sensor. It provides five weather forecast (Sunny, Partly Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy and Stormy) with moonphase display.
Specifications :
Temperature
Indoor: 0~50°C (32~122°F)
Outdoor: -40~60° (-40~140°F)
Temperature Resolution: ±1°C
Indoor/Outdoor Humidity: 20~99%RH
Channels : CH1, CH2, CH3 (up to 3 sensors)
Barometer unit: hpa / INHG
Barometer Scope: 800~1100hpa
Outdoor Sensor Frequency: 433Hz
RCC receiver form: WWVB (US & Canada) or DCF77 (Europe)
Power Supply:
Main unit : 110V or 220V Power adaptor [choose one from the available plug US System or EUR System (included in the set)] / 3 x AAA Batteries (batteries not included)
Remote sensor : 2 x AA Batteries (batteries not included)
please subscibe :D
wn.com/Dcf Wwvb Rcc Desktop Digital Weather Forecast Station Barometer With 2 Sensors
This Wireless Weather Station with 2 wireles sensor provides accurate, real-time weather data of indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity and changing Barometric Pressure in you area. It supports up to 3 wireless outdoor sensor. It provides five weather forecast (Sunny, Partly Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy and Stormy) with moonphase display.
Specifications :
Temperature
Indoor: 0~50°C (32~122°F)
Outdoor: -40~60° (-40~140°F)
Temperature Resolution: ±1°C
Indoor/Outdoor Humidity: 20~99%RH
Channels : CH1, CH2, CH3 (up to 3 sensors)
Barometer unit: hpa / INHG
Barometer Scope: 800~1100hpa
Outdoor Sensor Frequency: 433Hz
RCC receiver form: WWVB (US & Canada) or DCF77 (Europe)
Power Supply:
Main unit : 110V or 220V Power adaptor [choose one from the available plug US System or EUR System (included in the set)] / 3 x AAA Batteries (batteries not included)
Remote sensor : 2 x AA Batteries (batteries not included)
please subscibe :D
- published: 30 Jun 2015
- views: 746
This is what WWVB sounds like.
A good quality recording of WWVB made with my Bt878 tuner card Analog to Digital Converter. I hooked a headphone cable to the antenna jack of my Grundig G5 and ...
A good quality recording of WWVB made with my Bt878 tuner card Analog to Digital Converter. I hooked a headphone cable to the antenna jack of my Grundig G5 and then clipped a ground wire to the internal shield of the Grundig radio. This is the actual recording, it is not the powerline noise that my previous video had.
wn.com/This Is What Wwvb Sounds Like.
A good quality recording of WWVB made with my Bt878 tuner card Analog to Digital Converter. I hooked a headphone cable to the antenna jack of my Grundig G5 and then clipped a ground wire to the internal shield of the Grundig radio. This is the actual recording, it is not the powerline noise that my previous video had.
- published: 28 Nov 2008
- views: 5443
Arduino based WWVB receiver / decoder
Arduino Uno with Ethernet shield and display / button shield. This is connected to a tiny WWVB receiver and antenna. The Arduino starts up and grabs the time ...
Arduino Uno with Ethernet shield and display / button shield. This is connected to a tiny WWVB receiver and antenna. The Arduino starts up and grabs the time from 132:163:4:101 if available and switches over to the WWVB time once a full frame is received (1-2 minutes). USB is just for power.
wn.com/Arduino Based Wwvb Receiver Decoder
Arduino Uno with Ethernet shield and display / button shield. This is connected to a tiny WWVB receiver and antenna. The Arduino starts up and grabs the time from 132:163:4:101 if available and switches over to the WWVB time once a full frame is received (1-2 minutes). USB is just for power.
- published: 28 Dec 2014
- views: 986
My WWVB (60 kHz) Receiver / Frequency Standard
Here's a sneak peek of my WWVB (60 kHz) receiver in operation....
Here's a sneak peek of my WWVB (60 kHz) receiver in operation.
wn.com/My Wwvb (60 Khz) Receiver Frequency Standard
Here's a sneak peek of my WWVB (60 kHz) receiver in operation.
- published: 05 May 2011
- views: 3959
WWVB Atomic Clock.wmv
WWVB Atomic Clock...
WWVB Atomic Clock
wn.com/Wwvb Atomic Clock.Wmv
WWVB Atomic Clock
- published: 02 Dec 2011
- views: 899
WWVB received signal
demonstration of WWVB receiver signal input into HCS12 Dragon Board...
demonstration of WWVB receiver signal input into HCS12 Dragon Board
wn.com/Wwvb Received Signal
demonstration of WWVB receiver signal input into HCS12 Dragon Board
- published: 24 Jun 2014
- views: 281
WWVB 60 kHz PSK Format
WWVB at 60 kHz recently changed the way they send the time of day information to "Atomic Clocks." This video shows the new PSK format as received at my locatio...
WWVB at 60 kHz recently changed the way they send the time of day information to "Atomic Clocks." This video shows the new PSK format as received at my location in Glendale, CA. It was made by sampling the output of the preamp of my Spectracom 8170 receiver and feeding the 60 kHz signal into a GPS referenced HP-3586B receiver tuned to 60 kHz. The 15625 Hz I.F. output of the HP-3586B was fed to the Horizontal side of a scope and the Vertical side of the scope fed from a GPS referenced HP-3336B signal generator tuned to 15625 Hz.
You can learn more about how I make these measurements by visiting: http://www.k5cm.com/k6OQK%20FMT%20NEW.htm
Burt, K6OQK
wn.com/Wwvb 60 Khz Psk Format
WWVB at 60 kHz recently changed the way they send the time of day information to "Atomic Clocks." This video shows the new PSK format as received at my location in Glendale, CA. It was made by sampling the output of the preamp of my Spectracom 8170 receiver and feeding the 60 kHz signal into a GPS referenced HP-3586B receiver tuned to 60 kHz. The 15625 Hz I.F. output of the HP-3586B was fed to the Horizontal side of a scope and the Vertical side of the scope fed from a GPS referenced HP-3336B signal generator tuned to 15625 Hz.
You can learn more about how I make these measurements by visiting: http://www.k5cm.com/k6OQK%20FMT%20NEW.htm
Burt, K6OQK
- published: 15 Jun 2013
- views: 872
CMMR-6P-60 WWVB Receiver with LED and Ticks
The CMMR-6P-60 WWVB Receiver is shown for just over one minute, a full digital data frame and in the background you can hear sharp ticks that are coming from an...
The CMMR-6P-60 WWVB Receiver is shown for just over one minute, a full digital data frame and in the background you can hear sharp ticks that are coming from another WWVB receiver. In another room is a Self Winding Clock Co. "Western Union" pendulum clock that can also be heard.
The data format is at:
http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwvbtimecode.cfm
Recorded 25 Oct 2010 at about 0913 to 0914 Pacific Daylight Time (1613 to 1614 UTC).
http://www.prc68.com/I/Loop.shtml#CMMR6P60
wn.com/Cmmr 6P 60 Wwvb Receiver With Led And Ticks
The CMMR-6P-60 WWVB Receiver is shown for just over one minute, a full digital data frame and in the background you can hear sharp ticks that are coming from another WWVB receiver. In another room is a Self Winding Clock Co. "Western Union" pendulum clock that can also be heard.
The data format is at:
http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwvbtimecode.cfm
Recorded 25 Oct 2010 at about 0913 to 0914 Pacific Daylight Time (1613 to 1614 UTC).
http://www.prc68.com/I/Loop.shtml#CMMR6P60
- published: 25 Oct 2010
- views: 1810
WWVB-60
WWVB-60 atomic clock timing signal...
WWVB-60 atomic clock timing signal
wn.com/Wwvb 60
WWVB-60 atomic clock timing signal
- published: 26 Jan 2009
- views: 2471
WWVB phase comparator
Motorola frequency standard. Watch the WWVB phase shift at 10 past the hour....
Motorola frequency standard. Watch the WWVB phase shift at 10 past the hour.
wn.com/Wwvb Phase Comparator
Motorola frequency standard. Watch the WWVB phase shift at 10 past the hour.
- published: 17 May 2011
- views: 900
WWVB Receiver (Atomic Clock)
A short demonstration of WWVB receivers from HKW Elektronik out of Germany. WWVB is the LF (60 kHz) broadcast of the current time from the NIST cesium atomic c...
A short demonstration of WWVB receivers from HKW Elektronik out of Germany. WWVB is the LF (60 kHz) broadcast of the current time from the NIST cesium atomic clock in Boulder, CO. WWVB broadcasts the current time accurate to within 20 milliseconds of the atomic clock. While the broadcast antennas for WWVB are in Fort Collins, CO, the signal reaches as far as Hawaii and New York during at least part of the day (the signal reaches furthest during the night, due to less interference from other sources.)
I'll be connecting these receivers to an arduino in the next few days and begin to decode the time code information. Who knows, in the next few weeks I may even work on designing my vary own arduino shield for receiving the WWVB clock.
You can read about WWVB here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWVB
You can see coverage maps here: http://tf.nist.gov/stations/wwvbcoverage.htm
List of other radio time signal stations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_clock#List_of_radio_time_signal_stations
wn.com/Wwvb Receiver (Atomic Clock)
A short demonstration of WWVB receivers from HKW Elektronik out of Germany. WWVB is the LF (60 kHz) broadcast of the current time from the NIST cesium atomic clock in Boulder, CO. WWVB broadcasts the current time accurate to within 20 milliseconds of the atomic clock. While the broadcast antennas for WWVB are in Fort Collins, CO, the signal reaches as far as Hawaii and New York during at least part of the day (the signal reaches furthest during the night, due to less interference from other sources.)
I'll be connecting these receivers to an arduino in the next few days and begin to decode the time code information. Who knows, in the next few weeks I may even work on designing my vary own arduino shield for receiving the WWVB clock.
You can read about WWVB here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWVB
You can see coverage maps here: http://tf.nist.gov/stations/wwvbcoverage.htm
List of other radio time signal stations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_clock#List_of_radio_time_signal_stations
- published: 07 Apr 2009
- views: 4269
WWVB 60 kHz
Reception of WWVB on 0.060 MHz...
Reception of WWVB on 0.060 MHz
wn.com/Wwvb 60 Khz
Reception of WWVB on 0.060 MHz
- published: 05 May 2015
- views: 555
Scrolling LED Clock 360 w/ WWVB Time Sync
Scrolling Clock360 8x24 LED Matrix Display, Temperature & WWVB Time Sync.
Features:
* 8x24 Matrix of Red and Green 3mm LED's (384 total LED's)
* Scrol...
Scrolling Clock360 8x24 LED Matrix Display, Temperature & WWVB Time Sync.
Features:
* 8x24 Matrix of Red and Green 3mm LED's (384 total LED's)
* Scroll messages across display in red or green
* Adjustable rate of scrolling
* Sixty bright LED's mark off the seconds (burst mode effect option)
* Display Date and time (12hr or 24hr) utilizing DS1307
* Displays temperature (Celsius and Fahrenheit) utilizing DS18B20
* Utilizes a WWVB receiver module and included antenna to automatically synchronize to UTC time.*
* Supports UTC time zone adjustments
* Automatic DST time adjustments
* Cycle mode between time and/or date and/or temperature
* Plays Westminster chime on the hour and chimes the hour count (night time quiet mode or may be disabled)
* 24hr reoccurring alarm (intermittent or continuous) with 10 min snooze alarm
* External relay output control
* Real Time Clock (RTC) stores Date and time when powered off
* Settings stored in non-volatile memory (EEPROM) and restored at power-up
* Mode and three setup switches
* Double sided silkscreened and solder masked high quality PCB (8.5"x8.5")
* 12V DC adapter (not included)
* PIC18F2525 based project electronic kit
* Available in kit or fully assembled and tested
www.pictronicsonline.com
mypictronics@aol.com
wn.com/Scrolling Led Clock 360 W Wwvb Time Sync
Scrolling Clock360 8x24 LED Matrix Display, Temperature & WWVB Time Sync.
Features:
* 8x24 Matrix of Red and Green 3mm LED's (384 total LED's)
* Scroll messages across display in red or green
* Adjustable rate of scrolling
* Sixty bright LED's mark off the seconds (burst mode effect option)
* Display Date and time (12hr or 24hr) utilizing DS1307
* Displays temperature (Celsius and Fahrenheit) utilizing DS18B20
* Utilizes a WWVB receiver module and included antenna to automatically synchronize to UTC time.*
* Supports UTC time zone adjustments
* Automatic DST time adjustments
* Cycle mode between time and/or date and/or temperature
* Plays Westminster chime on the hour and chimes the hour count (night time quiet mode or may be disabled)
* 24hr reoccurring alarm (intermittent or continuous) with 10 min snooze alarm
* External relay output control
* Real Time Clock (RTC) stores Date and time when powered off
* Settings stored in non-volatile memory (EEPROM) and restored at power-up
* Mode and three setup switches
* Double sided silkscreened and solder masked high quality PCB (8.5"x8.5")
* 12V DC adapter (not included)
* PIC18F2525 based project electronic kit
* Available in kit or fully assembled and tested
www.pictronicsonline.com
mypictronics@aol.com
- published: 21 Sep 2010
- views: 5622
Receiving WWVB 60 hz Time with Icom r9000
Good Reception of WWVB from my apartment in New Jersey.
Equipment: Icom R 9000 with Indoor Wellbrook Loop antenna ala 1530.
WWVB is a NIST time signal radio ...
Good Reception of WWVB from my apartment in New Jersey.
Equipment: Icom R 9000 with Indoor Wellbrook Loop antenna ala 1530.
WWVB is a NIST time signal radio station near Fort Collins, Colorado, co-located with WWV. WWVB is the station that radio-controlled clocks in most of North America use to synchronize themselves. The 70 kW ERP signal transmitted from WWVB is a continuous 60 kHz carrier wave, the frequency of which is derived from a set of atomic clocks located at the transmitter site, yielding a frequency uncertainty of less than 1 part in 1012. A one-bit-per-second time code, which is based on the IRIG "H" time code format and derived from the same set of atomic clocks, is then modulated onto the carrier wave using pulse width modulation and amplitude-shift keying. A single complete frame of time code begins at the start of each minute, lasts one minute, and conveys the year, day of year, hour, minute, and other information as of the beginning of the minute.
wn.com/Receiving Wwvb 60 Hz Time With Icom R9000
Good Reception of WWVB from my apartment in New Jersey.
Equipment: Icom R 9000 with Indoor Wellbrook Loop antenna ala 1530.
WWVB is a NIST time signal radio station near Fort Collins, Colorado, co-located with WWV. WWVB is the station that radio-controlled clocks in most of North America use to synchronize themselves. The 70 kW ERP signal transmitted from WWVB is a continuous 60 kHz carrier wave, the frequency of which is derived from a set of atomic clocks located at the transmitter site, yielding a frequency uncertainty of less than 1 part in 1012. A one-bit-per-second time code, which is based on the IRIG "H" time code format and derived from the same set of atomic clocks, is then modulated onto the carrier wave using pulse width modulation and amplitude-shift keying. A single complete frame of time code begins at the start of each minute, lasts one minute, and conveys the year, day of year, hour, minute, and other information as of the beginning of the minute.
- published: 28 Jul 2013
- views: 887
WWVB "Atomic Clock" signal on 60 kHz
Here is what the WWVB signal sounds like on my ICOM IC-7600.
While it means nothing to the human ear, this signal coming from the US National Institute of S...
Here is what the WWVB signal sounds like on my ICOM IC-7600.
While it means nothing to the human ear, this signal coming from the US National Institute of Standards transmitter in Fort Collins, Colorado is used to automatically synchronize the time on compatible "atomic clocks"
wn.com/Wwvb Atomic Clock Signal On 60 Khz
Here is what the WWVB signal sounds like on my ICOM IC-7600.
While it means nothing to the human ear, this signal coming from the US National Institute of Standards transmitter in Fort Collins, Colorado is used to automatically synchronize the time on compatible "atomic clocks"
- published: 09 Jan 2012
- views: 4631
WWVB Time signal @ 60Khz VLF
(video has no audio)
WWVB's time signal in Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) format.
Transmitted from near Ft. Collins, CO. Received on Mar 4, 2012
There is a +10MHz...
(video has no audio)
WWVB's time signal in Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) format.
Transmitted from near Ft. Collins, CO. Received on Mar 4, 2012
There is a +10MHz offset between actual rx frequency and displayed frequency.
wn.com/Wwvb Time Signal 60Khz Vlf
(video has no audio)
WWVB's time signal in Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) format.
Transmitted from near Ft. Collins, CO. Received on Mar 4, 2012
There is a +10MHz offset between actual rx frequency and displayed frequency.
- published: 04 Mar 2012
- views: 755
WWVB Radio Controlled Clock
Self updating atomic clock...
Self updating atomic clock
wn.com/Wwvb Radio Controlled Clock
Self updating atomic clock
- published: 13 Sep 2010
- views: 833
PITT GIRL FIRED by NeedLD.org | WWVB
Local blogger PittGirl was fired, one day after she revealed her identity. The Mayor announced his support for PittGirl and made a joke about Dread Lord Zober, ...
Local blogger PittGirl was fired, one day after she revealed her identity. The Mayor announced his support for PittGirl and made a joke about Dread Lord Zober, but the next day Pitt Girl was fired from her job, at a non-profit that relies on the city's good will. This video (with sub-titles) tells the behind-the-scenes story.
NOTE: This is satire. PittGirl is not involved in this video.
(BTW, I made this with demo software, I'm sorry about the "buy me" tag.)
wn.com/Pitt Girl Fired By Needld.Org | Wwvb
Local blogger PittGirl was fired, one day after she revealed her identity. The Mayor announced his support for PittGirl and made a joke about Dread Lord Zober, but the next day Pitt Girl was fired from her job, at a non-profit that relies on the city's good will. This video (with sub-titles) tells the behind-the-scenes story.
NOTE: This is satire. PittGirl is not involved in this video.
(BTW, I made this with demo software, I'm sorry about the "buy me" tag.)
- published: 23 Aug 2009
- views: 312
The Sound of WWVB (60 kHz)
If our ears could hear the 60 kHz radio signal transmitted by radio station WWVB as a 1000 Hz tone, this is what it would sound like.
This is a one minute sa...
If our ears could hear the 60 kHz radio signal transmitted by radio station WWVB as a 1000 Hz tone, this is what it would sound like.
This is a one minute sample of WWVB's radio signal recorded on Februrary 1, 2009 beginning at 0246 UTC. Reception took place in New Jersey, over 1600 miles from WWVB's Fort Collins, Colorado transmitter using a specialized receiver of my own design.
WWVB's 50 kilowatt radio signal blankets the continental United States, and conveys the current time, year, day of the year, UT1 offset, leap second, and leap year information at a data rate of one bit per second. It is widely used in setting radio-controlled "atomic" clocks and watches, typically during nighttime hours when its signal is the strongest.
WWVB's carrier drops 17 dB in amplitude at the beginning of each second. It rises back to full power a fraction of a second later producing an amplitude shift keying signal. The number of milliseconds it takes to rise to full power after the start of each second conveys binary '0's (200 ms), '1's (500 ms), and frame 'M'arker pulses (800 ms) that receivers interpret to determine the current date and time.
Further information on WWVB is available at: http://tf.nist.gov/stations/wwvb.htm
wn.com/The Sound Of Wwvb (60 Khz)
If our ears could hear the 60 kHz radio signal transmitted by radio station WWVB as a 1000 Hz tone, this is what it would sound like.
This is a one minute sample of WWVB's radio signal recorded on Februrary 1, 2009 beginning at 0246 UTC. Reception took place in New Jersey, over 1600 miles from WWVB's Fort Collins, Colorado transmitter using a specialized receiver of my own design.
WWVB's 50 kilowatt radio signal blankets the continental United States, and conveys the current time, year, day of the year, UT1 offset, leap second, and leap year information at a data rate of one bit per second. It is widely used in setting radio-controlled "atomic" clocks and watches, typically during nighttime hours when its signal is the strongest.
WWVB's carrier drops 17 dB in amplitude at the beginning of each second. It rises back to full power a fraction of a second later producing an amplitude shift keying signal. The number of milliseconds it takes to rise to full power after the start of each second conveys binary '0's (200 ms), '1's (500 ms), and frame 'M'arker pulses (800 ms) that receivers interpret to determine the current date and time.
Further information on WWVB is available at: http://tf.nist.gov/stations/wwvb.htm
- published: 03 Feb 2009
- views: 19471