Why is the last beep longer ie..beep.beep .beep.beeeeeeep
2007-10-17 07:28:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The sixth beep of the broadcast time signal is the reference beep, and is made longer because IIRC. it is the END of the longest beep that marks the precise time.
2007-10-17 12:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Rolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. It is now called UTC. (Or zulu.) The long beep from station WWV indicates the start of a new minute. There are many more codes embedded in the signal. http://tf.nist.gov/stations/iform.html
2007-10-17 07:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greenwich... pronounced Gren itch...
the BEEEEEP is the actual time.. the beep beep beep is to warn to to get ready to synchronise your watch
2007-10-17 07:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like a warning...it's agreed you'll be ready after three seconds (blips) to press your stopwatch and the first three are to get your thumb ready and bodily "in the rhythm" and coordinated to click the button.
2007-10-17 07:34:58 · answer #4 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Greenwich meantime !!!
2007-10-17 07:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by starlet108 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what are you talking about?
2007-10-17 07:32:21 · answer #6 · answered by Joe D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋