{"id":33521,"date":"2018-08-10T22:27:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T02:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33521"},"modified":"2018-08-22T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:07:17","slug":"nist-fy2019-budget-includes-request-to-shutdown-wwv-and-wwvh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/nist-fy2019-budget-includes-request-to-shutdown-wwv-and-wwvh\/","title":{"rendered":"NIST FY2019 budget includes request to shutdown WWV, WWVH, and WWVB"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WWV Time Code Generator – photo taken at WWV in 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to a number of\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em> readers who have pointed out the NIST\u00a02019 Presidential Budget request which has now been posted online<\/a> and includes a desired reduction of:<\/p>\n

“$6.3 million supporting fundamental measurement dissemination, including the shutdown of NIST radio stations in Colorado and Hawaii<\/strong>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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WWV’s transmitter building in Fort Collins, Colorado (2014)<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve always considered WWV and WWVH to be the heartbeat of the shortwaves here in North America–a constant, timely companion and brilliant gauge of HF propagation. Indeed, on a personal note, WWV was actually the first station I ever remember hearing on shortwave.<\/p>\n

I assumed both stations would be some of the last to go silent on the shortwaves.<\/p>\n

No doubt, I find this budget request very<\/em> disappointing. Let’s hope, somehow, this does not come to fruition. We will certainly post any\/all updates here on the SWLing Post. Follow the tag: NIST<\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: I’ve received a number of questions about Fort Collins-based station WWVB and if it would also be included in the closures. As the budget states, it includes: “the shutdown of NIST radio stations in Colorado and Hawaii.”<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>At the budget’s current iteration, this implies all<\/strong><\/em> NIST radios stations including WWVB.<\/p>\n

I’ve pointed out WWV and WWVH in particular as they’re the shortwave time stations of the NIST. WWVB, on the other hand, provides\u00a0a continuous 60 kHz carrier wave that, among other things, is used by self-setting “atomic” clocks used by consumers and industry.<\/p>\n

I’ve amended the title of this article to reflect WWVB’s inclusion in the budget cuts.<\/p>\n

Click here to read about my visit to WWV Fort Collins in 2014.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to a number of\u00a0SWLing Post readers who have pointed out the NIST\u00a02019 Presidential Budget request which has now been posted online and includes a desired reduction of: “$6.3 million supporting fundamental measurement dissemination, including the shutdown of NIST radio stations in Colorado and Hawaii“ I’ve always considered WWV and WWVH to be the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[960,3,43],"tags":[69,7204,68,7202,426,7203],"class_list":["post-33521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-nist","tag-nist-2019-budget-request","tag-wwv","tag-wwv-closure","tag-wwvh","tag-wwvh-closure"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8IF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33716,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/nist-official-response-to-closure-questions\/","url_meta":{"origin":33521,"position":0},"title":"NIST: Official response to closure questions","author":"Thomas","date":"August 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I've just received the following formal response from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding the\u00a0President\u2019s NIST FY 2019 budget request: (Source: NIST) NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these services.\u00a0\u00a0 NIST\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/wwvFtCollinsbuilding.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/wwvFtCollinsbuilding.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/wwvFtCollinsbuilding.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33632,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/lennarts-wwvh-5-mhz-qsl\/","url_meta":{"origin":33521,"position":1},"title":"Lennart’s WWVH 5 MHz QSL and a quick NIST update","author":"Thomas","date":"August 19, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Lennart Weirell, who writes: I saw the recent posting of a QSL card from WWV. 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Update on shutdown of WWV, WWVH and WWVB Post Readers:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/WWVH-2006-11-21-697x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/WWVH-2006-11-21-697x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/WWVH-2006-11-21-697x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33657,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/information-from-the-nist-regarding-possible-closure-wwv-radio-stations\/","url_meta":{"origin":33521,"position":2},"title":"Information from the NIST regarding possible closure WWV radio stations","author":"Thomas","date":"August 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Regarding the NIST FY2019 budget which includes a request to shutdown WWV, WWVH, and WWVB, many of you have been asking if there has been an update. 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