The US government is proposing to shut down the NIST time and frequency stations (WWV, etc.) in Colorado and Hawaii. If that happens, are there any free or inexpensive alternative frequency standards available so that we can accurately calibrate our transceivers, frequency counters, etc. with at least 1 Hz accuracy?

https://www.google.com/search?q=wwv+discontinued

https://www.eham.net/articles/41765

http://www.arrl.org/news/concern-rising-within-amateur-radio-community-over-wwv-wwvh-shut-down-proposal

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/wwv-discontinuing-operations.624002/

WWVB, which synchronizes millions of consumer atomic clocks, is included in this.