-=> Quoting Tom Walker to Pete Hopping <=-
PH> TW> But the Data for use by the Autonatic resetting Clocks is only
PH> TW> broadcast on WWVB no matter what the Instruction book says.
PH>
PH> So much for leaning on the stuff in the owner's manual, huh?
PH>
PH> "You've got questions, we've got WRONG answers - Radio Shack!"
TW> That is typical since the bottom line is really Profit and Not
TW> Technology.
TW> But in all fairness to Radio Shack I would add that the Manual is
TW> written for the VERY non-technical typical user. And in no way is
TW> intended to be a real Technical Document but only an Operational
TW> Guideline.
In which case they could have put in the manaual something like this:
"The clock's time is automatically set by radio signals sent by
WWVB located in Ft. Collins, CO operated by the National
Bureau of Standards."
It's also possible that the person who wrote the manual was given
wrong information by the product design management too.
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