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Don't worry about what I can do to mitigate my problem, I have the electronic and RF skills+kit to deal with this. My point is that John F. Consumer will likel
by phkamp 11y ago
Don't worry about what I can do to mitigate my problem, I have the electronic and RF skills+kit to deal with this.
My point is that John F. Consumer will likely conclude that his "radio controlled clock" is dying, throw it out, waste money on another one, and maybe never make the connection to his (or his neighbors) lawnmower robot.
And more importantly, that if popular enough, such (badly designed) signals will eventually make VLF timekeeping useless for everybody.
- Johnythree 11y agoYou're right of course, but this sort of thing happens whenever there is a poor signal-to-noise ratio. Like any Broadcast service, VLF timekeeping relies on a saturation signal so it can override domestic electrical noise. The level of Electrical Interference is steadily increasing world wide. Already services such as AM Broadcast Radio are unusable for many people. The problem is caused by (1) the laws of physics, and (2) by our compromised EMC regulations. At least your European EMC laws are much improved over the watered-down American ones. Bottom line: The issue is much bigger than just VLF Time keeping.