Time Station Emulator: Synchronize Atomic Clocks Using Smartphone Radio Transmitter
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Summary
Time Station Emulator is a software tool that turns smartphones and tablets into low-frequency radio transmitters to broadcast time signals that can synchronize radio-controlled ('atomic') clocks and watches. The tool addresses the limitations of real time signal broadcasts, which have limited geographic range and are prone to interference in urban areas, causing many atomic clocks to never use their self-setting functionality. The emulator allows users to set these clocks when traditional signals are unavailable, requiring browser WebAssembly support and D programming language compatibility.
Key quotes
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Real time signal broadcasts are limited in geographic range and notoriously prone to interference in urban areas, so many such clocks end up never actually using their self-setting functionality.
Time Station Emulator may allow setting such clocks when/where a suitable signal is not otherwise available.
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