[BC] Western Union Clocks

[Gary Glaenzer]

'Because that's the way we've always done it !'   ???

From: "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye at yahoo.com>
>
> I'm really mystified by these WU clocks people are talking about.  By the 
> 1960s most clocks had synchronous motors, locking into the 60Hz line 
> frequency.  While the freq might drift a bit, conventional clocks kept 
> time so well (at least here in the SF Bay Area where we have Pacific Gas & 
> Electric) that a clock need only be corrected every few days at the very 
> most.
>
> So, why didn't stations just use WWV and conventional clocks as we did?