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BumRushDaShow

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2. "Do we have anything like that?"

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 05:50 PM

Sunday

NIST

TIME.GOV

New Atomic Fountain Clock Joins Elite Group That Keeps the World on Time (Apr. 28, 2025) (it is in Boulder, CO)

If you ever had one of those self-setting/self-syncing clocks, they used to tell you to point it towards CO to pick up the radio signal from there (I could never get it to work...lol).

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I've never heard of a "national time center" JoseBalow Sunday #1

"Do we have anything like that?" BumRushDaShow Sunday #2

I never thought about NIST being involved with that JoseBalow Sunday #3

Oh yes! BumRushDaShow Sunday #4

I do remember that telephone service JoseBalow Sunday #5

That's it! BumRushDaShow Sunday #6

tick ... tick ... tick ... BEEEEEEP ... tick ... tick ... tick ... (n/t) Igel Monday #9

BBC World Service JoseBalow Monday #10

Yes, and it is very important for GPS, which is why.... reACTIONary Sunday #7

I'm guessing their clocks tavernier Sunday #8