Re: atomic clocks

From: Jim King (jim@jimking.net)
Date: Thu Jan 18 2001 - 09:03:12 PST

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"Jonathan T Wojack" <tlj18@juno.com> wrote:
> > There is a heathkit radio which has a serial output
> > + software which synchronizes computer to WWV
>
> I thought it was called "WWW", not "WWV"?  The first is, with spaces
> inserted, "W W V", and the second is, "W W W".  Are people mistaking the
> "v" key for the "w" key, or I am just plain confused?

WWV ("V" as in Victor) is a shortwave radio station run by NIST that
broadcasts time information.
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/guide/phy10.htm

Jim


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