Buried on page 25 of the 2019 budget proposal for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the heading “Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and Measurement Dissemination” ...

NIST radio station WWVB(AM) is trying to improve its signal penetration. The station near Fort Collins, Colo. continuously broadcasts time and frequency signals at 60 kHz. The carrier frequency ...

Yes, that is not a mistake. It is 60 kiloHertz, not 60 MHz or 60 GHz. There actually is wireless activity at that frequency—at least in the U.S. Specifically, the time standard station WWVB, located ...

Congratulations to NIST station WWVB on its 50th anniversary. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, this month observed the anniversary of the ...