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Re: (meteorobs) radiocontrolled clocks
At 09:40 PM 8/4/96 GMT, Mark wrote:
> We use small alarmclocks (bedside) battery powered from Junghans.
They are small and handy and can be used under various conditions ( not
toooo cold)
The broadcasting radiostations is not further away then 1500 km.
>
That's pretty neat, Mark. I have never heard of such a clock being sold on
our side of the ocean, although someone who digs through the astronomy
magazines might know of one that I don't. To make up for this lack on the
commercial market, I have seen some people build their own 12 VDC battery
powered clocks for use in observations.
On what frequencies is the time broadcast in Europe? Also, what type of
display do these clocks have? I am wondering if the clock you mentioned
would be usable with the USA and Canada time broadcasts.
Even if the frequencies are the same, I would also need to find out if the
pulse encoding is also the same for the different time broadcasts. A
European clock may not be able to understand the American broadcast language
(sounds like people, doesn't it?).
TAke care,
Jim Richardson
Graceville, FL
Richardson@DigitalExpdot com