{"id":39691,"date":"2019-09-16T07:23:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T11:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=39691"},"modified":"2019-09-16T07:23:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T11:23:27","slug":"estate-sale-jerry-takes-home-a-geochron-world-map-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/estate-sale-jerry-takes-home-a-geochron-world-map-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Estate Sale: Jerry takes home a Geochron world map clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Jerry Rappel, who writes:<\/p>\n

Being both retired, my wife and I frequently visit various estate sales and garage sales. I’m mainly looking for ham radio items, vintage radios, Beatles items, and pre 1925 – 78 records. I have been rather lucky in finding a couple vintage phonographs, vacuum tubes, and other items that I try to fit into my over stuffed ham radio room.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This day at an estate sale I did a breathtaking double take on a Geochron Special boardroom model world wall clock<\/a> sitting on a table in a special wood desktop display stand (these stands alone are around $200.00 according to their website). And it had a small engraved presentation placard on the bottom front panel. (Thanks to XXXXX and Associates for your contribution).<\/span><\/p>\n

The clock was marked $150.00. I took some pictures and checked it out on line when I returned home, sure enough this was the clock I had sent for additional information on in a ham radio magazine many years ago, discovering to my surprise it was over $1,200. Off my list immediately. WOW!! The very next day I was at the sale again as it was 20% off the second day!! I plugged it in to make sure all was well with it, and immediately took it to the table to purchase it, all 38.4 pounds of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the internet, the Geochron World Clock was the only way to see the Sunrise and Sunset on Earth in real-time, in sync with the Earth\u2019s 23.4 degree axial tilt against the Sun. President Reagan presented as a gift to Mikhail Gorbachev as an example of American Engineering, and these photogenic world clocks have appeared in motion pictures like the The Hunt for Red October.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So back home again, I designed a solidly built shelf for it above my computer monitor, with special supports. 34 x 22 x 7 inches it just fits. This is a great help for my ham radio and SWL propagation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’m still in amazement at this unique find and what I paid for it. No one at the sale really knew what it was, including the people giving the estate sale! Yes I lucked out big time, being in the right place at the right time. Estate sales are great!!<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a new version of this clock out now: <\/span>The Geochron Digital 4k UHD<\/a><\/strong> gives viewers beautiful displays of the Earth with the sunrise-sunset rendered in real-time through a small computer that plugs directly in to your TV via HDMI. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A Geochron Digital 4k UHD (Source: Geochron)<\/p><\/div>\n

The size of your display is only limited by the size of your TV, as you take in the terrestrial movement of the Earth\u2019s orbit in sync with the Sun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here to check out Geochron products on eBay.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes indeed, Jerry, you certainly snagged that Geochron for a brilliant price! Those mechanical clocks are truly a masterpiece of engineering and design.<\/p>\n

I love the versatility of the 4K Digital Geochron clocks and had considered reviewing one for a magazine shortly after they were introduced.<\/p>\n

Readers:<\/em> If you love the idea of a greyline\/sunlight map in the radio shack, but can’t afford a proper Geochron clock, consider building a simple Raspberry Pi version<\/a>!\u00a0 I’m about to re-purpose a Raspberry Pi 3B to be a dedicated map based on these instructions. All in–if you use an existing monitor\/TV–the project will only set you back $35 or so. In my case, even the Raspberry Pi is an extra unit sitting here in the shack waiting for the project! I’m also considering Ham Clock<\/a> as it has more options for customization. When I finally have a bit of time to do the project, I’ll publish it on the SWLing Post<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Thanks again, Jerry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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