I'm an accurate time freak. Have been since I started in the business in 1965. Try to keep all my clocks (analog and digital) set to NIS time. But had to change batteries on my SkyScan "atomic clock." It's supposedly reset to WWV but I notice ABC Radio rolls at 0:15 on WYAY, and SB's tone seems to also be delayed. Anybody know someplace here in Atlanta where I could get a time hack to see for certain my clocks are set right?
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- Thread starter Mike_Rafone
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And how do they do "delay" these days with everything digital? Surely they're still not using an old "tape loop" to get the 7 1/2 second delay?
Just checked the clock against WSB's chime, and it was spot on.
Seems 106.7 is running 14-15 seconds delay.
Seems 106.7 is running 14-15 seconds delay.
Take all the energy you like to make sure YOUR time is accurate. At times in my life I have worried with having my own time "spot on" but right now I am in a mood that 30 seconds either way is not life threatening.
Don't get ulcers over it.
It is NOT your job to make sure every broadcaster in the community is a time freak. In my lifetime I only had one co-worker who was also a time accuracy freak and we ended up in the same car full of co-workers going to lunch with some regularity. It made for some interesting humor. But if in all these years I never met a third time freak..... that tells me the big, wide, scattered audience is not going to trash their radio station for a few seconds of variance in time.
Don't get ulcers over it.
It is NOT your job to make sure every broadcaster in the community is a time freak. In my lifetime I only had one co-worker who was also a time accuracy freak and we ended up in the same car full of co-workers going to lunch with some regularity. It made for some interesting humor. But if in all these years I never met a third time freak..... that tells me the big, wide, scattered audience is not going to trash their radio station for a few seconds of variance in time.
Appreciate the therapy, Cowboy, but my obsession is not about the radio stations but about my own timepieces. Maybe it is a bit OCD but is just something I like to do. Right now, having gotten the confirmation that WSB's tone is matching my SkyScan clock, will adjust everything to that. Just is a bit freajt 106.7 is off like that, but so long as they keep up the great job they're doing, I don't really care.
several years ago, I picked up a watch at Walmart made by Casio that sets itself to WWV. I set all my clocks to it and don't worry about time from radio stations anymore. Hell, most of them can't get weather alerts right so I'm not depending on them for time. You might also check ebay. Occasionaly they have the old Heathkit clocks for sale on there. I picked up one of those last year and it's pretty neat.
Mike_Rafone, AN106.7 is probably off because they are using the processing for HD (even though HD is turned off). With HD the analog signal is delayed about 6-7 seconds so it will be in sync with the digital HD signal. Now, where the other 7-8 seconds of delay is coming from, I am not sure.
Did you get the WSB tone off of AM or FM? I have not checked the FM. I am wondering if WSB has the tone put into the audio chain at the transmitter after processing? That would just about be the only way it could be exactly on time.
Did you get the WSB tone off of AM or FM? I have not checked the FM. I am wondering if WSB has the tone put into the audio chain at the transmitter after processing? That would just about be the only way it could be exactly on time.
Have not thought about the processing delay, but that could well be it.
Time hack was off AM. From what I've been able to tell they must insert it at the transmitter as it seems to be synched on AM and FM.
As long as my WWV clock is working, I'll synch my clocks to that, and not worry about the stations.
Time hack was off AM. From what I've been able to tell they must insert it at the transmitter as it seems to be synched on AM and FM.
As long as my WWV clock is working, I'll synch my clocks to that, and not worry about the stations.
"WWV...All the time, all the time!"
"We'll be back with the time in just a minute, but first, here's another minute." *Beeeep*
Couldn't resist
"We'll be back with the time in just a minute, but first, here's another minute." *Beeeep*
Couldn't resist
The Weathercron number (770-455-7141) was bought by Flexcomm. The information on the new company is at www.dial411.info. The time lady on the new service sounds very stiff. Not as smooth as the voice that was on the Weathercron number for the last 30 years or so.
Are you sure you don't mean Don Eliott Heald (WSB-TV)? And the lady who did the announcements was also from Atlanta, as I recall.
The WSB tone was once 750 Hz and was inserted post delay when the WWV clock in the rack room at White Columns hit xx:00:00. The oscillator was always making the tone and it was mixed in the airchain for 1 second. It was missing once and there were many calls from listners who did not like it being gone.
Simply have a look at your GPS - the time on it is dead nuts accurate.
ESE makes a clock system which uses GPS as the reference, and includes (optionally) a time server.Works fine, lasts a long time.
ESE makes a clock system which uses GPS as the reference, and includes (optionally) a time server.Works fine, lasts a long time.
Oh, I thought we were talking about WABC chime time. I guess I'm the only one old enough to remember that.
Some of us older folks still use maps or, at best, Mapquest (stay away from Google Maps -- they're not always all that accurate).
Thanks to all of you with the information. I've got everything locked down now. And am as happy as Boortz in a room full of Libertarians …
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