[time-nuts] WWVB SDR discussion

[Tom Van Baak]

Mike,

I've used that seller a lot; no worries. They have 800+ items for sale, 
mostly clock and weather products by La Crosse Technology [1]. It looks 
like this eBay seller is their online retail store, as well as an outlet 
for their overstock and refurbished items:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274056463528
Seller: greatbigoutlet
Item location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Condition: Manufacturer refurbished

One of the complaints that I had about the La Crosse 404-1235UA-SS 
UltrAtomic clock was that several of the ones I bought had misaligned 
hands [2]. If you're into Lavet stepper motor watch movements using 
optical feedback it's something you can fix yourself. The other solution 
is to return it to the factory. It wouldn't surprise me that La Crosse 
has a pile of these refurbished clocks for sale. Or maybe 1235UA just 
never sold well; or maybe there's a new model coming; who knows.

And, yes, this is a deal for $35. They are so much better than older 
WWVB clocks. AFAIK it is still the only LF radio clock that uses the new 
eWWVB PM format. The smaller clocks and watches all use the legacy WWVB 
AM format.

/tvb

[1] https://www.lacrossetechnology.com/

[2] http://leapsecond.com/pages/ultratomic/


On 8/20/2020 8:00 PM, Mike Feher wrote:
> Hi Don -
>
> I got two of them on eBay. I got these 274056463528 . They were only $35 each with free shipping, a bargain in my opinion. Of course you can find smaller diameter ones as well. 73 - Mike
>
> Mike B. Feher, N4FS
> 89 Arnold Blvd.
> Howell NJ 07731
> 848-245-9115
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts <time-nuts-bounces at lists.febo.com> On Behalf Of DON MURRAY via time-nuts
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 8:41 PM
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> Cc: DON MURRAY <w4wj at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] WWVB SDR discussion
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>
> Mike...
>
> Which model did you order?
>
>
> 73
> Don
> W4WJ
>
> On Thursday, August 20, 2020 Mike Feher <time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:
> I just purchased 2 of those La Crosse 14" clocks and was totally amazed. I live on the Jersey shore on one acre surrounded by trees and about 8 miles from the ocean. After I placed batteries in the clock, it went through its initially routine which was neat in itself, and about an hour or less later the motors purred again and it went to the exact time and continues to do so. This was on the first floor of my Colonial in my office next to the computer and all sorts of other digital and switching PS noise and only about a foot off the floor. My old Junghans Mega 1000 could never do that. I have to take it upstairs with me and place it by the front (South facing) window of the master bedroom and sometime during the night it acquires and corrects if need be. Regardless, I still like my Junghans, but this new waveform is amazing. Thanks for mentioning it. Regards - Mike
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> Mike B. Feher, N4FS
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> 89 Arnold Blvd.
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> Howell NJ 07731
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> 848-245-9115
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