[pianotech] Tuning Fork Standard

Rob McCall rob at mccallpiano.com
Fri Jan 21 14:11:56 MST 2011


This page also shows the breakdown of the various frequencies and time of day.

http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwv_format.cfm

WWVH broadcasts it at 1 min after, WWV at 2 min after the hour.  It's skipped during the first hour (UTC) of the day.

Rob

On Jan 21, 2011, at 09:28 , Susan Kline wrote:

> On 1/21/2011 7:06 AM, Robert Scott wrote:
>> 
>> The only A440 I know of that is guaranteed to be accurate is the one on shortwave radio station WWV and available over the phone by calling 303-499-7111 in Colorado.  But keep in mind this 440 Hz tone is only available for 45 seconds each hour, starting at exactly 2 minutes after the hour.
> 
> Does the Bureau of Standards have a website? They might offer a 440 sine wave there? 
> 
> Susan

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