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      11-17-2011, 06:22 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by jbinbi View Post

Before the internet, I always wondered why we didn't broadcast a time signal modulated on top of the 60hz electrical. Everything that plugs into the wall that has a clock could have a circuit to demod this info. Must be hundreds of millions a year, this circuit would add almost nothing to the cost, and EVERYTHING would have the correct time...
Yeah but the electrical company would charge everyone $5 per home per month.you dont think they would do it for free (?) Why do you think we dont have internet connections through the electrical lines? In Illinois it's ComEd. Well, in addition to the Ham Radio operators.
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