(10-02-2018, 02:13 AM)BigBill Wrote: Time signals are hard to hear though I suppose if I listened better and more often I might get the hang of it.
I have a hard time too...Im not sure which tic or tone is XX:00 ; The high tone, the low tone, the first no tone.....???
At one time I thought I knew, however, I dont... can someone explain this to me?
Also, I think it would be fun if someone could create their own GMT; maybe call it by the city in which you live (say Burgertown Mean Time 'BMT')... Then you can convert BMT to GMT by so many hours and minutes and still use the current pubs... Any takers??
If WWV or internet is lost how is one going to determine GMT... There should be a host of amateurs out there willing to keep time within a few seconds using their own celestial observations... Perhaps the local Astronomy clubs could start a time-keeping program... Give em something new to do. Remember - you heard it here first. I think the government scared people off the subject with all that ATOMIC CLOCK BS... That may matter for GPS, but for CN Atomic accuracy is not critical.
Go ask the average Joe on the street if he knows where in the world he is standing and I bet he wont give you lat and long to 5 decimal digits... Chances are he will name you the City, state, or country.... Hows that for accuracy?
Full steam ahead...
joe