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To: steve86

We had numbers to dial for time and weather, with automated responses. A few years ago, I read that the Naval Observatory was still doing Time; I don’t know if it’s still true.


47 posted on 05/21/2024 10:54:29 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

You can still listen to the time on WWV shortwave. Seems at one time it was connected with the Naval Observatory — maybe still is. If Internet and GPS went down this is how you would do time synchronization.


64 posted on 05/21/2024 11:08:03 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carceremâ„¢)
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To: Jamestown1630
Well, since you asked...yes, it's true.

United States Naval Observatory Precise Time Department
94 posted on 05/21/2024 11:34:53 AM PDT by AF_Blue (My decision-making skills closely resemble those of a squirrel when crossing a road)
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