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Buried on page 25 of the 2019 budget proposal for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the heading "Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and Measurement Dissemination", there's a short entry that has caused plenty of debate and even a fair deal of anger among those in the amateur radio scene:
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.
The NIST stations in Hawaii and Colorado are the home of WWV, WWVH, and WWVB. The oldest of these stations, WWV, has been broadcasting in some form or another since 1920; making it the longest continually operating radio station in the United States. Yet in order to save approximately $6.3 million, these time and frequency standard stations are potentially on the chopping block.
Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/08/20/what-will-you-do-if-wwvb-goes-silent/
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Monday August 27 2018, @09:47PM
Even if you stick GPS to a different part of your body they can still track you.
Isn't GPS receive only? You would actually need GPS stuck to a device that then transmits your GPS location -- such as a cell phone. Or a module with both Iridium satellite transceiver AND GPS receiver, for instance.
Others here made a couple excellent points. Even a pure-GPS receiver may not work well or at all indoors, such as a household clock. A GPS receiver, even minimalist, is likely to not be capable of running for long periods, let alone skipping and jumping, on only a single AA battery.
If you eat an entire cake without cutting it, you technically only had one piece.