On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:35:30 -0500, "Bill Ogden"
wrote:

I have one of the MFJ "atomic" clocks in my basement shack (in New York) It
will not pick up the WWV signal in the basement, but does fine when upstairs
and placed in a vertical position. There is no external antenna
connector---that would make things too easy. Is there an accepted way to
connect an external antenna? Any experience with external antennas on these
things? (This should be a very common problem!)

I have not taken it apart yet -- sometimes such things are easier to take
apart than to put back together. I am quite willing to take it apart if
there is a good reason for doing so.

Bill
W2WO


Below are some tips from the Ramsey Electronics site on improving
atomic clock reception

bob
k5qwg


If you have a desk top unit, try rotating it 90 degrees. If
you have a wall clock try mounting it on a wall perpendicular to the
one it is currently on (e.g. if it is on a north-south wall try a
east-west wall). The antennas are directional and you might be able
to improve the signal strength by turning the antenna.

Place the clock along a wall or near a window that faces
Colorado.

Locate the clock at least 1 or 2 meters away from any computer
monitors, which can cause interference (some monitors have a scan
frequency at or near the WWVB carrier frequency of 60 kHz).

If you are in a strong interference area, or in a highly
shielded location you might not be able to receive the 60 kHz signal
from WWVB.