How do self-setting clocks work?

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How do self-setting clocks work?

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Nov 30, 2015

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Self-setting clocks and watches synchronize themselves with the atomic clock in Colorado with the help of a special radio station. Find out how -- and learn more about NIST's radio station -- in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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