[time-nuts] WWV/WWVH audio simulator?

Brian Lloyd brian at lloyd.com
Fri Jan 3 13:31:13 EST 2014


On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Bob Albert <bob91343 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Jayson,
>
> I chuckle because WWV is my favorite radio station also.
>
>
> Why not tune it in on a good day and record the audio?  Then you can
> digitize it on the computer and have a .WAV file which you can play any
> time.
>
> Trouble is, if you have recorded the announcements, you won't have the
> correct time.  But it might be fun to write a program that generates the
> correct figures.  After all, NIST must have that software - perhaps you can
> ask them to share it.
>

I just checked and WWV does not stream audio over the internet. You can get
it through the phone.

But why not just set up a receiver and listen to that? I can't remember a
time when WWV wasn't audible on at least one of its frequencies. Shortwave
receivers that will tune 2.5MHz, 5MHz, 10MHz, 15MHz, and 20MHz are not
expensive, especially if you look for something on eBay. That will also
allow you to tune in CHU for a change. (One can often hear WWV or CHU in my
house.)

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