Reception from the Hawiian and North American stations is very poor in
Australia and New Zealand. Does anyone know of closer or more powerful
stations?
Gordon
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Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: Observing USA 193 - tips for beginners
> Ted,
>
> Thanks for the tips on observing satellites. May I suggest that
instead of trying to look at a satellite and a clock at the same time,
people buy a cheap short wave radio, tune it to a time station and
listen for the time while observing the satellite.
>
> The time stations typically broadcast the minute in voice and a tick
every second until the next minute. Most do something at the 30 second
mark as well, such as skip a tick or send a burst of digital data. It's
easy to count the clicks to keep track of time while watching a
satellite pass near a reference star.
>
> In North America, the main time stations are WWV in Fort Collins,
Colorado and WWVB in Hawaii, broadcasting on 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz.
(Male voice = listening to Colorado, female voice - listening to
Hawaii.) Many other countries have time stations on these same
frequencies.
>
> Canada has station CHU broadcasting on 3.330, 7.335 and 14.670 MHz.
>
> You can buy short wave radios for as little as $20.00 US, but you'll
get a much more usable set starting at the $50.00 price point. Most
receive standard AM and FM broadcasts as well.
>
> Dave Mullenix
>
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