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NVK | 1 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +34 
 Maybe next bull run we buy out the NIST Radio Station WWVB and broadcast Bitcoin Block height.

Imagine a wrist watch that could give you block time? šŸ¤ŒšŸ¤Œ

https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-distribution/radio-station-wwvb
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walker | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Iā€™m in.
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AK | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes!
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majestic | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes!
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pkt | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 IIUC WWVB has about 1bit/s of bandwidth. That's not quite enough to broadcast block headers as fast as they are created, and realistically you'd want more to allow a fountain code to be sent to allow receivers to catch up after missing headers.

I dunno what they're licensed to transmit though. A new owner may be able to broadcast with more bandwidth.
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NVK | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Height not header
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pkt | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Missed opportunity if that's all you achieve.
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NVK | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It's for the lulz
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RobA | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Next level, I want one. šŸš
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LibertyFarmer | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Our own numbers station... Love it
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TheRhaven | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 A cheap digital Timex watch as a shell some changes to the the display. Options for connecting to a phone for cellular data or built in data capabilities. Should be able to produce a prototype of sorts.
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ElectronicsQuestions | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That's an idea. But more people would get pissed about their clocks not updating correctly than people finding it, understanding what it is and be curious - but buying a regular high-power broadcast transmitter that can be received on regular consumer radio receivers, preferably AM for range, sending spoken, somewhat cryptic messages, including block height, maybe block hash when one is found, etcetera., then after a few months, adding Bitcoin-centered news programs, like the News Block with Natalie Brunell...
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Plunger | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes! Like the casio waveceptor watches.  They could capture a whole new market