Atomic Timekeeping Podcast Episode 22

You can find "Atomix" radio controlled clock movements from Klockit at this place...
http://www.klockit.com/products/dept-77__sku-AAAAH.html

...and if you want to see the movement which uses three AA batteries instead of just one, check it out here...
http://www.klockit.com/products/dept-77__sku-Atomic_Clock_Movement_Battery_Pack.html

And now, a quick illustration to show how batteries can be arranged in "parallel" or in "series."

When batteries are wired in "parallel," as in the example above, the voltage remains the same but each individual battery is drained less than if you only used one.

When batteries are wired in "series," as in the example above, the voltage of each battery adds to the entire voltage of the circuit. So three batteries together will produce three times the voltage.

Anyhow, download episode 22 of this podcast right here...
AtomicPodcast22.mp3
(Running Time 27:59)

Atomic Timekeeping Podcast Episode 21

Sorry about missing my last couple of deadlines, but here's a new episode...

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AtomicPodcast21.mp3
(Running Time 31:33)

Atomic Timekeeping Podcast Episode 20

In this episode, I talk about the amazing gadget which was mysteriously preventing my radio controlled clocks from receiving WWVB. Hmmmm.

http://www.amazon.com/Eco-i-Lite-Power-failure-Handheld-Nightlight/dp/B001TA52CG/

Download this episode here...
Atomicpodcast20.mp3
(Running time 21:30)

Atomic Timekeeping Podcast Episode 19

First of all, I spent a little time in this podcast talking about my new, electric lawn mower. It's this Craftsman electric mower. Then I spent the bulk of this podcast episode talking about radio controlled wrist watches. Check out some links to..

Casio Watches

Arcron Watches

Oceanus Watches

Junghans Watches

...and more watches

And here are three radio controlled wrist watches from my personal collection. First, the Arcron-Zeit Digital Sports Watch...

...and the next watch is my first Casio Waveceptor Watch.

And the next one is my "Tough Solar" Waveceptor watch, which I've actually had since 2006.

So, have some fun with radio controlled watches!


Download Episode 19 here...
AtomicPodcast19.mp3
(Running time 46:42)

Atomic Timekeeping Podcast Episode 18

A few things this time around: First, if you're interested in radio controlled clock products from Skyscan, Here's a link to their company web site...
http://skyscan.info/content/index.php
That link will also contain links to contact information and product manuals for both current and discontinued products.

Meanwhile here's a nice place to look up sunrise and sunset times for your favorite U.S. cities.
http://www.sunrisesunset.com/custom_srss_calendar.asp

And here's a math quiz for you. If I say, "This hamburger costs five times more than a sandwich," how do you express that as a mathematical equation?

Let's see... if the sandwich is $1 then let's say that "n=1." Now, "five times more" would be something like this: "n + 5n," right? So then "five times more" is the same as "six times the original number."

n+5n=6n. So if the sandwich is $1 then the hamuger is $6. Not five but SIX!

Now, if I say that a used computer costs three times less than a new computer, how do you express that as a mathematical equation?. I'm not even going to try.

So, download my podcast episode here...
AtomicPodcast18.mp3
(Running Time 30:29)

Atomic Timekeeping Podcast Episode 17

In this episode, I refer to a listener's email regarding public tours of the U.S. Naval Observatory's facility in Washington, DC. If you'd like to request a spot in an upcoming tour, here's a link with more information.

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/tours-events/tour-information/tour-information-for-usno-washington-dc

Also, I have a follow-up to the last episode with my post-NAB report on just a couple of things I saw in Las Vegas. Here's some information on NHK's Super Hi-Vision...
http://www.nhk.or.jp/digital/en/superhivision/index.html

...and there's even a Wikipedia article about this stuff...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Hi-Vision


Download the newest episode of my podcast here...
AtomicPodcast17.mp3
(Running Time 33:20)

Atomic Timekeeping Podcast Episode 16

In this episode, I'll talk a little about the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas. And, by the time I make the next episode, I will have gone to this convention and I can give you a post-convention report.

Meanwhile, I'll show you a picture of something I saw last year at this event.

So, download my newest episode right here...
AtomicPodcast16.mp3

(Running Time 36:06)