On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:49:19AM -0400, Doug wrote: > > >>A receiver for WWVB at 60KHz that would decode the signals would be > >>as accurate as anyone could want. That's the signal that your "atomic" > >>clock receives, so the clock *should* be accurate. You might only be > >>able to receive the signal in the nighttime hours, like the clock. > >>Typically, the clock will sync up at about 2AM local time, and a WWVB > >>receiver would basically do the same thing, with an accurate crystal > >>oscillator as an internal reference to keep time when no signal is > >>being received. Such a receiver would probably cost over $1000, > >>at a guess, but that's the difference between a scientific reference > >>and a $20 "atomic" clock! > >Sorry, did you just suggest that the solution for the OP's problem with > >a radio controlled clock is... a radio controlled clock? > > > A $1000 radio controlled clock--not a $20 one. As someone else suggested, > it is likely that the radio receiver in the cheap clock is no longer > functioning, and > the crystal oscillator, which of necessity uses a cheap > poor-tolerance crystal, > is running on its own, and drifting off frequency. > Unplug / remove the battery of the wall clock for a while, then plug it back in and see if it resets its time. That'll tell you if the receiver is working.
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