[time-nuts] RE; New Wrist watch

Azelio Boriani azelio.boriani at screen.it
Thu Sep 13 21:26:32 UTC 2012


Easier, yes, but a very faint signal... anyway I consider interesting to
pick up very low signals as it is the art of electronics.

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Bob Camp <lists at rtty.us> wrote:

> Hi
>
> A watch module is *very* low power. There's not much EM field running
> around. What there is relates to many things going on, not just the
> crystal.
> It's *much* easier to pick up the acoustic signal and use it to drive a
> counter.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Azelio Boriani
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:45 PM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] RE; New Wrist watch
>
> OK, listening to the 32KHz EM field, not to the acoustic 32KHz.
>
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Ron Frazier (TImeN) <
> timenutslist at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
> > My watch is also digital, but I wanted to put a word in for my Casio.
> >  It's the G-Shock MT-G, module 2638.  Auto sets, auto charges, 200 M
> water
> > resist if I ever need it.  I love it.  It was around $ 100.  I live in GA
> > in the USA.  It sets very reliably but can only receive the signal well
> > enough in the middle of the night.  It's only ever missed one or two
> > setting times.  I've had it since January 2012.  I don't know how it
> > handles time zone changes.  I would probably have to look in the manual
> to
> > figure out how to tell it.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > On 9/13/2012 12:23 PM, Bob Camp wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> The WV-58A at $28 takes care of the time zone thing pretty well. It's
> also
> >> cheap enough to be a throw away if it's damaged. Since it's pure
> digital,
> >> it's really not going to meet the "I need a second hand" requirement...
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> >> Behalf Of Christopher Quarksnow
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 5:39 PM
> >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] RE; New Wrist watch
> >>
> >> There are many Wave Ceptor LCD versions such as WVM120J-1 (about $27) or
> >> WV59A-1AV (about $49) that might not have the spin issue.....
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Robert Darlington
> >> <rdarlington at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> The waveceptor's are okay but I can't wear mine much because I tend to
> >>> cross timezones a lot.  The hands only run in one direction so when
> >>> going to the west, it has to spin 11 hours forward.  This takes 20
> >>> minutes.   I guess it's one way to kill time on an airplane.
> >>>
> >>> -Bob
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Rich and Marcia Putz<rputz at bnin.net>
> >>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I have a $49 Casio Wave Ceptor, white face black numerals, analog
> hands
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> including second hand, date, alarm and WWVB syncing in the middle of
> the
> >>> night. Only had to replace the battery once and it ticks are closer
> than
> >>> I
> >>> can discern when comparing to WWV @ 10or 15 Mhz.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Rich, W9ENG
> >>>>
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