Operating Quirks of the Most Accurate Clock

[Dave Wood]

Gang, I always have been able to decode 100hz with mine all the way down to
-116dbm, and yes the receiver is wide.   I leave mine locked at 10 which
eliminates the constant search problem.  For the past year, the ant is a to
foot wire on the shack floor.  Dave



At 10:06 AM 9/21/01 -0500, John F. Regan wrote:
>My former company built 2 of these from kit form.  They have very poor
>sensitivity and simply will not work at all without a very good antenna.  I
>would recommend you try to establish which freq at WWV comes in strongest
>at some time in 24 hours and then tune an antenna for that freq.  It
>"locked on" often enough to be usable.  The concept was great but the
>physical design was poor at least on the front end.
>
>John  K9SWN
>
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Dave Wood
1202 Essex Circle
Wilson, NC 27896

Heathkit Collector
Specializing in the clock products

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