I remember being told about this years ago, but it had not registered in my mind recently that it was the format which had changed. For some reason I thought it was the transmission frequency.
I'm a little baffled though, I purchased both of my SkyScan clocks, prior to these changes. Yet they both still set themselves (when propagation allows) correctly. One would think inexpensive products would be sacrificed verses the more expensive equipment. What are example(s) of the "gizmo" which will convert the new format to the old one? I realized later after reading more about the antenna I am looking at that it has a DC blocking capacitor built in, therefore it should be fine. This is what happens when I spend too much time during the wee hours of the night/morning with a mind which becomes even more cloudy. Thanks Donald Resor N6KAW -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts <time-nuts-boun...@febo.com> On Behalf Of Bob kb8tq Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 8:13 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <time-nuts@febo.com> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] WWVB Antenna revisited/Spectracom 8182 Hi You should DC block the output of the 8182 if you are going to run it straight to an antenna. The bigger issue is that WWVB changed their transmit format a couple years ago. The signal they now send is not compatible with a lot of gear out there. It turns out that the 8182 is included on that list: https://spectracom.com/support/retired-products/netclock?field_product_availability_ref_tid=94 <https://spectracom.com/support/retired-products/netclock?field_product_availability_ref_tid=94> There are gizmos you can build to convert the new transmit format to the old one, I’m not sure if you are interested in going to that extreme. Bob _______________________________________________ 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.
