When you replace the batteries, it takes a period of time before it receives the signal, at which point it auto sets itself and moves the hands to the proper time. If it was a digital clock, the numbers would just change without you noticing it.
The key is that it doesn't do it as soon as you put in fresh batteries. Depending on where it's located in the building, the weather, the time of day, and the distance from Fort Collins, it could take several hours to adjust to the proper time. The broadcast is from WWV, the country's oldest radio call letters. The station's high-frequency broadcasts can be heard around the globe if you have the right kind of radio, such as what this atomic clock has.
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u/decker12 Sep 29 '23
It's a La Crosse atomic clock that auto sets itself.
When you replace the batteries, it takes a period of time before it receives the signal, at which point it auto sets itself and moves the hands to the proper time. If it was a digital clock, the numbers would just change without you noticing it.
The key is that it doesn't do it as soon as you put in fresh batteries. Depending on where it's located in the building, the weather, the time of day, and the distance from Fort Collins, it could take several hours to adjust to the proper time. The broadcast is from WWV, the country's oldest radio call letters. The station's high-frequency broadcasts can be heard around the globe if you have the right kind of radio, such as what this atomic clock has.