The AM Forum

THE AM BULLETIN BOARD => QSO => Topic started by: WBear2GCR on August 20, 2019, 01:37:07 PM



Title: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: WBear2GCR on August 20, 2019, 01:37:07 PM


SAVE WWV! Take the survey - shade toward the positive!! http://www.dodmars.org/home/wwv-survey…
 (http://www.dodmars.org/home/wwv-survey…)
SHARE!!!!


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: WA2SQQ on August 20, 2019, 03:06:29 PM
--Page Not Found--


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: w8khk on August 20, 2019, 03:32:13 PM
The three dots after the link killed it.  Try this:

http://www.dodmars.org/home/wwv-survey


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W1RKW on August 20, 2019, 05:58:22 PM
Survey completed.

Have to wonder if this has anything to do with cost cutting announcement by the current administration 1 or 2 years ago.


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: KK4YY on August 20, 2019, 06:49:50 PM
I ran the numbers.
At the tone you've just spent, eleven dollars, ninety-eight cents. BEEP.


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: N3TQW on August 20, 2019, 06:54:40 PM
Completed survey


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: K4EMF on August 20, 2019, 10:04:59 PM
I completed the survey.

I'm all for trimming government spending.  But if we can afford 400 + mostly unconstitutional federal agencies including the national endowment for the arts.  We  can afford WWV


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: K4RT on August 20, 2019, 10:30:11 PM
The three dots after the link killed it.  Try this:

http://www.dodmars.org/home/wwv-survey

Thanks Bear and Rick.  I completed the survey.

73,
Brad K4RT


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W2PFY on August 20, 2019, 11:33:42 PM
Has anyone seen an increase in junk mail since the survey was sent in? I'm not saying this would happen but I am chicken and need to know if the flow of junk has increased? Cluck Cluck Cluck :'( :'( :'(  If not, I will complete the survey...


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W7TFO on August 21, 2019, 12:54:12 AM
I already get enuf junk mail to be able to sell it to the junk man.  Always have.

73DG


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: WBear2GCR on August 21, 2019, 11:22:27 AM
Has anyone seen an increase in junk mail since the survey was sent in? I'm not saying this would happen but I am chicken and need to know if the flow of junk has increased? Cluck Cluck Cluck :'( :'( :'(  If not, I will complete the survey...


Terry,

Gmail and other email places offer free email accounts.
Set one up, and use it for "junk" stuff, like this.
That way that email is for catching junk/spam that you don't want.
Aka the "spam catcher" account. :D

A good idea...


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: K4EMF on August 21, 2019, 11:36:41 AM
Has anyone seen an increase in junk mail since the survey was sent in? I'm not saying this would happen but I am chicken and need to know if the flow of junk has increased? Cluck Cluck Cluck :'( :'( :'(  If not, I will complete the survey...

I have not seen an increase since answering the survey.  I'm ALWAYS getting spam though so it would be tough to discern where it's coming from.


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: K9PNP on August 21, 2019, 01:25:07 PM
DONE.  Hope it helps a little.  Hope they find something useless to cut instead of WWV.


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: KK4YY on August 21, 2019, 03:47:32 PM
The headline in Variety might read:

NIST TO NIX TIC TOC

Or maybe even:

ATOMIC CLOCK BLOCK!

 ;D


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: KE5YTV on August 23, 2019, 03:23:32 PM
Done.  ;D


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: Ralph W3GL on August 24, 2019, 02:18:15 PM
As some of you "old timers" on here may have noticed, I have been in "silence" mode for a number of years but be assured, I am not yet in the "silent key" category...

Just to let you guys that might remember that while the call sign "W3GL" may not have been heard on the air in the last few years due to antenna problems, old age (92), etc,
I'm here, watching, to see if any of the old timers might pop up...




Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: KB2WIG on August 24, 2019, 04:15:53 PM


Today is the 'last day' of the DOD broadcast for this cycle.

klc

86,400 s today.


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W3RSW on August 24, 2019, 10:19:21 PM
did the survey,
Hey Ralph, long time no see.  Frank's place a few years ago. Miss those days.
Glad to hear your checking in occasionally and yes the years seem like
months.  I'm getting E.Radio, etc. weekly!


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: steve_qix on August 25, 2019, 07:54:06 AM
As some of you "old timers" on here may have noticed, I have been in "silence" mode for a number of years but be assured, I am not yet in the "silent key" category...

Just to let you guys that might remember that while the call sign "W3GL" may not have been heard on the air in the last few years due to antenna problems, old age (92), etc,
I'm here, watching, to see if any of the old timers might pop up...


Wow !  Ralph, it has been forever.  Sounds as if you need a remote control situation.  One place to check is http://remotehams.com (http://remotehams.com).

It would be great to hear you on the air again, via whatever means are available.


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: Tom WA3KLR on August 25, 2019, 08:24:35 AM
Hi Ralph! It's great to hear from you, I've been wondering.  TIC TOCK TIC TOCK.


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W2JTD on August 25, 2019, 08:35:27 AM
Did the survey.
Hey Ralph! Good to hear from ya! Long live W3GL!


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W3GMS on August 25, 2019, 10:40:13 AM
Great to see your post Ralph. 

Antenna's are not hard to put up, and I know you have had people willing to help, so what is the hold-up?

If you return to the airways, I wonder if you would still have the fastest PTT finger around?   :)

Joe-GMS 


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: WA2SQQ on August 26, 2019, 09:33:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CpsPgXyIm8&feature=youtu.be


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: Opcom on August 27, 2019, 08:01:05 PM
I took the survey.  Filled in comments why WWV is important

Used yahoo e-mail address which is the general catch-all here.
Unwated mail marked spam in there seems to work.

~~~~~~~~~~~

private /no-ads/ free / encrypted e-mail services:
startmail: (costs a little)
protonmail: free for individuals


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W2PFY on August 27, 2019, 10:31:31 PM
Well I filled out the survey but I also noticed that the web site links do not offer much information other than for use to fill out that survey? er, not being a trouble maker, just saying.............no icing on the cake? Hello to Ralph if that is Ralph in there?


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: kb2vxa on September 28, 2019, 03:12:58 PM
If Fearless Leader kills The Tick my "atomic" clock won't work and sending my frequency counter out for calibration is a bit too rich for my blood. I'll have to find another server for NISTime to keep my computer time in sync if they close the one in Boulder, CO but at least I'll know whan a minute passed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xet6r5nNlnI


Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: W1WTC on October 01, 2019, 06:37:27 AM
Survey done.

The Tick:  http://w1wtc.us/RCA.html

audio only:  http://w1wtc.us/audio/WWV%20-%20The%20Tick.mp3



Title: Re: SAVE WWV!!!
Post by: Opcom on October 02, 2019, 12:09:15 AM
Time will tell.
AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands