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Re: G Shock Signal Reception
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Jun 30, 12:10 -0700
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Jun 30, 12:10 -0700
My experience with "atomic" clocks (really, ones that synchronize to WWVB) is that they are very hit-or-miss in signal reception ability.
At home (San Francisco area), I have a great digital clock picked up for $6.00 at a local electronics superstore. Sits on a bookshelf and seems to synchronize every night without difficulty.
On the other hand, I do some support work for a non-profit pre-school. They bought (from a catalog) some "atomic" wall clocks. About half simply would not synchronize, even when I left them out-of-doors for a week.
All made in China. As an electrical engineer, I wonder about the quality of the receiver design, especially because of the faint signal from WWVB.
