I agree with Dick. I fielded several comments on this subject from our members and interested amateurs and they want the service provided by WWV and WWVH to remain. Using our lobbying firm would indeed be appropriate for this in my opinion. 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Director, Delta Division Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 15, 2018, at 7:10 AM, James F. Boehner MD via arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> wrote:
I totally agree.
Even in this age of satellites and GSPDO time standards, Hams use WWV/WWVH for other information, for example, to set calibrators and calibrate radios. There is a lot of standardized information carried on their signals.
They are looking to eliminate the program for cost cutting, I’m sure, but they may think the technology is obsolete anyway. It would be worth a communication from the ARRL to let them know how important the WWV/WWVH program is, at least for the 700,000+ licensed hams, and an untold number of SWLs.
’73 de JIM N2ZZ Director – Roanoke Division Representing ARRL members in the Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina sections ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio™
From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 1:57 AM To: richardjnorton@gmail.com; arrl-odv@arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:27470] Re: Potential WWV and WWVH Shutdown
I read another article recently that said while the broadcasts would be shut down, the official atomic clock time would still be available on line at: https://www.time.gov/
I also read some comments on a blog where some felt WWV had outlived its usefulness. Regardless, I still tune into the broadcasts at times (as recent as this weekend) and have the freqs in memory on my transceiver.
Might be worth at least a letter like Dick suggested to show our support for those members interested in it being maintained. Is anyone hearing from our members on this?
73 Rick - K5UR ...
-----Original Message----- From: Richard J. Norton <richardjnorton@gmail.com> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2018 12:13 am Subject: [arrl-odv:27469] Potential WWV and WWVH Shutdown
Is it in the interests of Amateur Radio and the ARRL that WWV and WWVH continue to broadcast time and propagation information?
As shown on
https://www.nist.gov/director/fy-2019-presidential-budget-request-summary/fu...
and even on
http://www.arrl.org/news/nist-fy-2019-budget-would-eliminate-wwv-and-wwvh ,
it looks like there is a significant chance of them shutting down.
There is support among the Amateur Radio community to keep them operating.
I propose we send Congress correspondence indicating our support for maintaining operations.
This might be accomplished using our lobbying firm.
73,
Dick Norton, N6AA
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