La Crosse Technology WS-7026U Instruction Manual

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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS1. The Weather Station (Figure 1).2. One TX4U Thermo Hygro Transmitter with mounting bracket (Figure2).3. Three each ½” Philips screws.4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape.5. Instruction Manual and Warranty Card.4Figure 1Time LCDDate LCDForecast LCDIndoor LCDOutdoor LCDADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)1. Four fresh AA 1.5V batteries.2. One Philips screwdriver.ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and FrequencyDivision) WWVB radio station is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado and transmits theexact time signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz. The signalcan be received up to 2, 000 miles away through the internal antenna in the weatherstation. However, due to the nature of the Earth’s Ionosphere, reception is verylimited during daylight hours. The weather station will search for a signal everynight when reception is best. The WWVB radio station derives its signal from theNIST Atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. A team of atomic physicists arecontinually measuring every second, of every day, to an accuracy of ten billionths ofFigure 2