Canada's shortwave radio time standard station CHU to go dark June 22nd (opens in new tab)

(nrc.canada.ca)

23 pointsjoe_bleau3d ago6 comments

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That's a shame. CHU is usually the first thing I look for when I turn on my shortwave radios (which I guess isn't all that often). Usually comes in a lot better than WWV in my area.

greenbit3d ago

Indeed, even if I don't do anything else with my HF rig, usually I'll check good old CHU. Can't always make out the verbal parts, but those tones usually cut through. Been setting my clocks by CHU for literally decades. Going to miss that.

nubinetwork3d ago

From what I can tell, it looks like they posted the entire spec. What's to stop someone from reproducing the signal on an alternate frequency? As far as I know, you can't rebroadcast the original, but if the original is gone, then it's not really rebroadcasting...

alnwlsn3d ago

This is a project I have seen a number of times, where people make a low power transmitter to set their WWVB wall clocks and watches which don't get a reliable signal.

greenbit3d ago

And here I was thinking how it would be fun to make a decoder for those 9 warbleys in the middle.

while_true_3d ago

Makes me wonder if WWV will meet the same fate.

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alnwlsn3d ago

That's a shame. CHU is usually the first thing I look for when I turn on my shortwave radios (which I guess isn't all that often). Usually comes in a lot better than WWV in my area.

greenbit3d ago

nubinetwork3d ago

alnwlsn3d ago

This is a project I have seen a number of times, where people make a low power transmitter to set their WWVB wall clocks and watches which don't get a reliable signal.

greenbit3d ago

And here I was thinking how it would be fun to make a decoder for those 9 warbleys in the middle.

while_true_3d ago

Makes me wonder if WWV will meet the same fate.

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