billroddy
December 3rd, 2007, 07:57 PM
If you have a portable short wave radio you can receive storm warnings at home or on a cruise from government radio stations at WWV, Ft. Collins, CO and WWVH, Hawaii. They are heard all over the world.
Marine storm warnings are broadcast for the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. The National Weather Service provides Atlantic highseas warnings on WWV at 8 and 9 minutes after the hour, and a Pacific highseas warning is broadcast at 10 minutes after the hour. WWVH broadcasts a Pacific highseas warning at 48, 49, 50 and 51 minutes after the hour.
WWV broadcasts on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz. WWVH broadcasts on 2.5, 5, 10, and 15 MHz. Both stations continuously broadcast a time signal - 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
A man announces WWV time and a woman, WWVH. When she finishes she says "Aloha." A nice touch.
Go to Google and search for short wave receivers Make sure they can get 10 and 15 mhz.; the best frequencies for WWV and WWVH.
WWV web site.
http://tf.nist.gov/stations/wwv.html
Bill
W6VCN
Marine storm warnings are broadcast for the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. The National Weather Service provides Atlantic highseas warnings on WWV at 8 and 9 minutes after the hour, and a Pacific highseas warning is broadcast at 10 minutes after the hour. WWVH broadcasts a Pacific highseas warning at 48, 49, 50 and 51 minutes after the hour.
WWV broadcasts on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz. WWVH broadcasts on 2.5, 5, 10, and 15 MHz. Both stations continuously broadcast a time signal - 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
A man announces WWV time and a woman, WWVH. When she finishes she says "Aloha." A nice touch.
Go to Google and search for short wave receivers Make sure they can get 10 and 15 mhz.; the best frequencies for WWV and WWVH.
WWV web site.
http://tf.nist.gov/stations/wwv.html
Bill
W6VCN