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   Mike Easter to rbowman   
   Re: time synchronization program when of   
   26 Jun 24 10:19:06   
   
   From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   rbowman wrote:   
   >   In fact WWVB lost their south antenna in a windstorm last   
   > month. They are supposed to have it back on line this month. You can roll   
   > the dice with one of the WWV/WWVH frequencies too.   
      
   Long story here   
   https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-distri   
   ution/radio-station-wwvb   
      
   wp   
   > In 2011, NIST estimated the number of radio clocks and wristwatches equipped   
   with a WWVB receiver at over 50 million.   
      
   I wonder what that number is this decade.  The funding is threatened.   
      
   --   
   Mike Easter   
      
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