Questions tagged [wwv]

WWV is a [NIST](https://www.nist.gov/) radio station which continuously broadcasts time and frequency information around the world. It is used by many consumer clocks to maintain accurate time automatically.

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60kHz WWVB receiver help

I have built a large ferrite loopstick antenna based off this video. I live in Washington state and am trying to receive and decode WWVB. I can get my antenna to resonate at 60kHz with ~700 pF of ...
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Mexican version of WWV?

Does Mexico have a time transmitter like NIST's WWV in the United States?
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WWV, WWVH, and WWVL may be shut down. Are there any alternatives?

The US government is proposing to shut down the NIST standard time and frequency stations WWV, WWVH, and WWVB in Colorado and Hawaii. If that actually happens, are there any free or inexpensive ...
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Are there any terrestrial timecode signals receivable in Boston Massachusetts?

I'm looking for any timecode station (like WWV/B, CHU, etc.) with an SNR > 0 dB that I should be able to receive in Boston Mass. WWVB at 60 kHz has a phase modulation that one can apparently receive ...