The US government is proposing to shut down the [NIST][1] standard time and frequency stations [WWV][2], [WWVH][3], and [WWVB][4] in Colorado and Hawaii.

If that actually 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][4] is a time station only; without its radio transmissions, millions of [consumer "atomic" radio clocks][5] would have nothing to keep them accurate.


  [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology
  [2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWV_(radio_station)
  [3]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWVH
  [4]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWVB
  [5]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_clock