Lombardi, M.
and Nelson, G.
(2014),
WWVB: A Half Century of Delivering Accurate Frequency and Time by Radio, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.119.004
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WWVB: A Half Century of Delivering Accurate Frequency and Time by Radio
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In commemoration of its 50th anniversary of broadcasting from Fort Collins, Colorado, this paper provides a history of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) radio station WWVB. The narrative describes the evolution of the station, from its origins as a source of standard frequency, to its current role as the source of time-of-day synchronization for many millions of radio controlled clocks.Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) - 119.004
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119.004
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broadcasting, frequency, radio, standards, time
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Created March 12, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018