Leonardo said:
SilverWook said:
On a related subject, anybody ever tune in the atomic clock broadcast on shortwave in the days before your PC was around to set the time?
No, but I'm curious now. How did it work? Did you tune in a frequency on the radio and wait for a beep? What if I wanted to do that now, is it still possible?
You tuned in and waited for the beep to set your clock manually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-GPck4x8Xw
Still sounds the same after all these years. Surprised Ben Burtt never used it, as there are some sound effects recorded off a shortwave radio in Star Wars.
There used to be a number my Dad would dial up the atomic clock using a modem to set the PC clock in the pre internet days.
Many modern timepieces set themselves automatically to the signal these days.