[access-uk] Re: WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK
- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:13:13 -0000
Trace
The move of the atomic clock was a news item on the BBC website a while ago,
and the site George gave us is the National Physical Laboratory, which
definitely says the clock is now at Anthorn.
What are thermometer clocks? I haven't come across them before. Do yours
talk, and where can you get them?
Wendy
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Sent: 29 October 2007 19:19
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK
Oh another one with a name, mine are Martha and Harriet, I have a friend who
has two who are called jamie and Jasmin and another friend who has natasha!!
I thought that the signal was still from Rugby, someone who's from there
told me that they'd taken down a lot of the masts but not the one for the
clock.
My Martha gained an hour the other week but I assumed that was because I'd
put one of those thermometer clocks next to her. Harriet did the same when
she was near my dab, I'd put it down to rogue signals or something coming
from the other equipment.
BTW, I have two thermometer clocks, Henrietta and Louisa, I want a third ahd
she'll be lily.
Trace
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From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access UK Mailing List" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 2:50 PM
Subject: [access-uk] WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ATOMIC CLOCK
> Hi all,
>
> Some of you will have the RNIB's atomic clock. Ours has served us well
> for four years now, without even changing the batteries. We were not
> over-surprised when it didn't change today and figured that probably the
> battery strength needed to be greater to acquire the atomic signal than
> even to use speech ... so we changed batteries - and waited! No, she
> didn't change ... and hadn't when we left our home 20 minutes later!
>
> Thankfully, when we arrived home, we found that Freda (for that's her
> name) had put herself right - at last!
>
> We're a bit puzzled though at the time this took, since we remember, when
> she was new, that it didn't take long for her to acquire the correct
> information.
>
> Anyone any theories as to why it should take so long to acquire the
> signal? I know this used to be transmitted from Rugby but that this
> changed a few years back. Is it just because the signal is further away
> from us now that it takes so long, or is it only transmitted at certain
> times in a day? Where does it come from now?
>
> I'm just curious so would appreciate any answers that anyone can give.
>
> (Incidentally, she's called Freda because our friend first introduced us
> to the atomic clock with his before they became available for VI's; and
> he affectionately called his Fritz!)
>
> Now, less of this waffle and over to you ...
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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