RayK said:
CHU and even the US broadcast time standards are outdated. They are no longer needed.
On the contrary.... where do you think that "atomic clock" you may have hanging in your shack gets it's time sync signal??? I have two of them in my house, one in the shack and one in the kitchen. There are thousands of dedicated-use WWV receivers out there, too, used by public safety and support organizations. Ever try to get a time hack when you have a portable SW receiver but no internet connection and computer to get the time hack from? Kind of difficult without that broadcast. And the voice broadcast signals are still used regularly for a variety of other things, including as frequency standards for tuneup of radio equipment. That's how I tuned up my receivers last time...
As far as CHU ceasing operation, I suppose I can see that being a logical move on their part; I suspect WWV and WWVH are perfectly readable in most parts of Canada, so why should they shell out the bucks to run one in the Great White North when the one south of the border works equally well? Interestingly enough, however, there is no mention of this on the CHU web page....
Tom WA8PYR