Bob Camp wrote: > Once upon a time it was done with a mechanical marvel of a device.
And before those electromechanical contraptions, there was this :): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaking_clock#/media/File:1937TimeVoice.jpg -Ruslan On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Bob Camp <kb...@n1k.org> wrote: > Hi > > Not quite sure what happened to the original message before it got here … > > The voice / time announcements on WWV and CHU date back quite a ways. I > wonder just > how old the gear they currently are using is? Once upon a time it was done > with a > mechanical marvel of a device. > > Bob > > > > On Feb 16, 2017, at 12:52 PM, jmfra...@cox.net wrote: > > > > I meant to type 7.850 MHz, re-engaged brain. > > > > John WA4WDL > > > > ---- jmfra...@cox.net wrote: > >> > >> I do not know if anyone has noticed, but since sometime before 17:00 > UTC, the voice announcements on the 7.8350 kHz signal have been messed up. > Some times they are missing, other times they are incorrect. I have not > checked the other frequencies. I was working in my workshop and switched to > CHU to stay aware of the time and noticed the discrepancies. > >> > >> John WA4WDL > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
