The big search engine did poorly with "60Hz clocks", referring only to traditional clocks that run from the 60Hz powerline frequency.
The big search engine did poorly with "60Hz clocks", referring only to traditional clocks that run from the 60Hz powerline frequency.
As of the visit to WWVB in Colorado by the guy on "This Week in Radio Tech", as heard on "The Low Power Hour", we became aware of a breed of clock that tunes to 60Hz RF and keeps the clock right on time.
Even searching KMart and a few of the box stores didn't turn up these mighty clocks.
But the WWVB site has the meat
http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/radioclocks.cfm
got to get me one , Garage sales here I come 🙂
"At the tone some hours...something some odd minutes coordinated universal time......BEEEEEEP!"
...boing boing boing boing boing boing....
Well at least we know something is right in the world...and on time too! :p
RFB
I gots me one of these and it works great! I hung it on the ceiling near my video projector and project the time to the projection screen. The time display isn't strong enough to overcome the video from the projector so I just leave it on all of the time..
The clock, face back lighting, and the time display projector (When you push the snooze button) operates on the 3-"AA" batteries. The wall wart powers the time display projector of the clock and allows it to operate full time so it doesn't drain the battery. I have 18.5 v.d.c. at the video projector so I just installed a LM7805 voltage regulator instead of the wall wart to power the time projector. Works well, even during the daytime..
Being on a budget, I was looking for a clock that would serve the purpose of staying as accurate as possible.
At a little clock shop in Destin, FL, I found an Atomix clock made by Chaney Instruments. It's not anything super fancy, but
it keeps great time and changes automatically for Daylight Saving Time and back to Eastern.
It cost around $35 and has been running in the studio for around six years.
Radio has warped our minds into using the actual name of common products.
A big search engine search of "Atomic Clock" would bring the results your desire.