The West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society — WELCOME
WWV Station sign at WWV in Fort Collins, Colorado
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Myke Dodge Weiskopf, who shares the following recording and notes:
BROADCASTER: WWV
DATE OF RECORDING: December 08, 1991
STARTING TIME: 0218
FREQUENCY: 5000 kHz
RECEPTION LOCATION: Rockford, Illinois, USA
RECEIVER AND ANTENNA: Unidentified boombox
NOTES:
NIST Radio Station WWV as it sounded on 8 December 1991 at 0218 UTC.
Due to the high cost of maintaining the aging drum-based voice announcement machines, NIST implemented a digital voice announcement system in 1991. The new male voice, belonging to Eric Smith, started at WWV on 13 August. The voice of WWVH belonged to Johanna Stahl. The voices were sorely lacking in high EQ at first, but were sharpened with an audio filter on 27 August. The modification did not help, and after months of equipment failures and complaints about the poor quality, NIST retired both voices on 11 August 1992.
An excerpted version of this recording is found on "At the Tone: A Little History of NIST Radio Stations WWV & WWVH." This unedited version is being shared by special arrangement for the Shortwave Archive.
NEWS FOR SCOTLAND & CLUB NEWS (GB2RS) Extracts inc Additions
GB0CSL
Today, the 20th, Moray Firth Amateur Radio Society is taking part in International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend from Covesea Lighthouse Lossiemouth, with the kind permission of the trustees. Operation is on the HF and VHF bands using SSB, CW and FM from 10am using the special event callsign GB0CSL. Visitors are welcome. The lighthouse is open for booked tours and the RAF and Fleet Air Arm Heritage Centre is open from 11am to 4pm. Please see the Society’s website for details. If you can’t visit, make sure you give them a call! GM8HWZ/MM0TQH, www.mfars.club mfars.secretary@gmail.com
Also
Today the Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club, together with Dumfries and Galloway RAYNET group is operating from the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse for International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, courtesy of the Northern Lighthouse Board. Visitors are welcome. Oli, info@gm4riv.or
MID SCOTLAND
Livingston and District Amateur Radio Society has a club night at the Crofthead Centre on Tuesday from 7pm. On Thursday, there is a net on 145.575MHz at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to join in. Cathie, 2M0DIB, 01506 433 846
BY THE SEASIDE
Largs and District Amateur Radio Society meets on the third Tuesday of the month in the Largs Museum, 2 Manse Court, Largs, KA30 8AW. James, GM0GMN, QTHR
SOLDER SMOKE
West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society will have its usual Solder Group meeting from 6pm on Wednesday. The club will be meeting at 8pm on Friday at its Rose Street club rooms. For more information check out the club’s website via wosars.club & Pat, 2M1CKE Secretary
A BEER & A CHAT
On Wednesday, Lothians Radio Society will be meeting at Wee Bennets Bar, Morningside, Edinburgh. Andy Sinclair, MM0FMF, secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com
RUBBER DUCK
On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the Online Amateur Radio Community holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk
OTHER CLUB NETS AND MEETINGS
Details of club activities can usually be found on the individual club’s website. A fuller summary of activities, Nets, Contacts and Links in Scotland can also be found at RSGB – GB2RS News for Scotland
To have your net listed on the WoSARS website or to report any changes, contact Tony, MM0TMZ by email to rr1@rsgb.org.uk. Please also keep GB2RS updated via email to radcom@rsgb.org.uk
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