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Re: [CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air. 100, 000 signatures ne

To: CQ Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air. 100, 000 signatures needed by Sept. 15th.
From: donovanf@starpower.net
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:19:00 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Bob, 



This is an exact quote from page NIST-25 of the proposed FY2019 NIST budget: 
< www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/FY19CBJ/NIST_and_NTIS_FY2019_President 
's_Budget_for_508_comp.pdf> 
"NIST will discontinue the dissemination of the U.S. time and frequency via the 
NIST radio stations in Hawaii and Ft. Collins, CO. These radio stations 
transmit signals that are used to synchronize consumer electronic products like 
wall clocks, clock radios, and wristwatches, and may be used in other 
applications like appliances, cameras, and irrigation controllers." 
73 
Frank 
W3LPL 
----- Original Message -----

From: "Bob Wilson, N6TV" <n6tv@arrl.net> 
To: "CQ Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com> 
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 6:06:24 PM 
Subject: [CQ-Contest] WWV and WWVH may go off the air. 100, 000 signatures 
needed by Sept. 15th. 

WWV and WWVH are planned to be shut down due to major proposed budget cuts. 

http://www.arrl.org/news/nist-fy-2019-budget-would-eliminate-wwv-and-wwvh 

It's not clear if WWVB, which is used by many so-called "atomic" clocks and 
watches, is also going to be shut down, but since WWVB is also "a NIST 
radio station in Colorado," the answer appears to be YES. 

I've signed the petition to request that funding be maintained, and I 
encourage you to do the same. 

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding- 
nist-stations-wwv-wwvh 

Obviously U.S. hams alone cannot produce 100,000 signatures; help will also 
be needed from industry, consumers, the military, etc. 

73, 
Bob, N6TV 
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