Reception from the Hawiian and North American stations is very poor in Australia and New Zealand. Does anyone know of closer or more powerful stations? Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: <djmullen@tds.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 4:48 AM Subject: Re: Observing USA 193 - tips for beginners > Ted, > > Thanks for the tips on observing satellites. May I suggest that instead of trying to look at a satellite and a clock at the same time, people buy a cheap short wave radio, tune it to a time station and listen for the time while observing the satellite. > > The time stations typically broadcast the minute in voice and a tick every second until the next minute. Most do something at the 30 second mark as well, such as skip a tick or send a burst of digital data. It's easy to count the clicks to keep track of time while watching a satellite pass near a reference star. > > In North America, the main time stations are WWV in Fort Collins, Colorado and WWVB in Hawaii, broadcasting on 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz. (Male voice = listening to Colorado, female voice - listening to Hawaii.) Many other countries have time stations on these same frequencies. > > Canada has station CHU broadcasting on 3.330, 7.335 and 14.670 MHz. > > You can buy short wave radios for as little as $20.00 US, but you'll get a much more usable set starting at the $50.00 price point. Most receive standard AM and FM broadcasts as well. > > Dave Mullenix > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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