Time is running out.....
The 2019 annual budget for NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) decreased by $49 Million USD from the 2018 budget.
Due to the decrease in budget, the NIST has decided to pull funding for WWV, WWVB, and WWVH. This move will save NIST $6.3 Million USD.
WWV is one of the oldest radio stations in continuous use. They went on the air in 1920 from Washington DC, broadcasting the time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
WWV, WWVH, and WWVB
- Broadcast the official US Time
- Broadcast Atlantic and Pacific Maritime Conditions
- Broadcast GPS Status Updates
- Broadcast geophysical alerts from NOAA
WWV, WWVH, and WWVB
- Are used by many radio operators to check band conditions
- Used by many to calibrate their receivers to make sure they are on frequency
- Used by mariners for storm updates
- Used by anyone who has a device that sets the time automatically from the "atomic clock"
Listening to WWV, WWVH, and WWVB:
- Operate on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz
- Transmit 10kW on 5, 10, 15 MHz
- Transmit 2.5kW on 2.5 and 20 MHz
- WWV and WWVB operate from Ft Collins, CO
- WWVH operates from Kauai, Hawaii
- You may also dial in over the phone
- WWV receives 1M Calls per year
- WWVH receives 50k calls per year
How can we save WWV, WWVH, and WWVB
- Sign this petition online (www.scannerschool.com/savewwv)
- 100,000 electronic signatures are need
- As of this podcast date, only 16k are signed
- We need 83k more for the White House to respond
- Call your state congressperson
- Call your local government
- Call your state's governor's office
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