Some time ago, the topic of short-wave radios for timing purposes came thru this group. I just received the new REI sale catalog, which includes two styles. For $30, they have a shirt-pocket sized radio with analog tuning. For $99, they have a digital tuner with solar and hand-cranked power. Be sure to check the reception quality of any short-wave radio, particularly with analog tuning. From my limited experience, a digital tuner is a big plus. Bob Grant
Good advice Bob. Also, be sure that the analog radio can receive time signals on more than one or two bands. Some of the bandwidths on the inexpensive radios are terribly narrow. C. --- Marilyn Smith <bob-marilyn@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
Some time ago, the topic of short-wave radios for timing purposes came thru this group. I just received the new REI sale catalog, which includes two styles. For $30, they have a shirt-pocket sized radio with analog tuning. For $99, they have a digital tuner with solar and hand-cranked power. Be sure to check the reception quality of any short-wave radio, particularly with analog tuning. From my limited experience, a digital tuner is a big plus.
Bob Grant
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Marilyn Smith wrote:
Some time ago, the topic of short-wave radios for timing purposes came thru this group.
If all you want is a WWV-synchronized clock, you can get them for $15 or $20 at places like Costco and Sam's club. They come with built-in thermometers and moon phase indicators. I have four of these clocks in my house and I never have to set them manually--a feature that I think I fully appreciate only on the daylight-savings-time transition days. :-) If you want a highly portable WWV-synchronized clock, get a Casio Waveceptor wristwatch. Cost: $39.95. I've had one for about 6 months now and I love it. I always hated having to try to set my wristwatch "exactly" to the aural WWV radio signals; now I don't have to. :-) If you want to know more, look here: http://www.gadgets4sure.com/product.asp?ProductID=2178&DepartmentID=220 Chris
Good info, Chris. The advantages of a radio are sometimes not apparent. The time signal can be recorded on the audio track of a video recording, making precise timings of events possible to better than 1/10 sec., not possible with the reaction times involved in taking your eye off the eyepiece to look at a watch. Taking all the visual elements out of astronomical timing can have advantages. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/
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