Radio Controlled Alarm Clock

After listening to Atomic Elmer’s Podcasts about atomic timekeeping I decided it was time for a new radio controlled projection alarm clock. I wanted to get an Oregon Scientific clock (as Elmer suggests) but the model I wanted was out of stock at Argos, so I bought a Science Museum projection clock.

4:33PM and the temperature is 19.5 degrees Celsius

The clock sets it self to the correct time every hour using the MSF radio signal broadcast from Anthorn Radio Station in Cumbria, UK. The time signal that is broadcasted is provided by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) who use atomic clocks to determine the exact time.

The clock projects the time very clearly onto the ceiling. I was actually amazed at how large and clearly the time is displayed. There is a choice of four colours to display the time in – I’ve chosen red, the other colours are a little fuzzy and a bit bright.

4:36PM - 7/2 Saturday

Here’s a list of features of the clock (quoted off the back of the box):

• Automatically set/update time
• Red, green, lilac or blue projection options
• Focus switch between one set colour or random colour change as desired
• LCD display showing time, date and temperature

Requires: 2xAA batteries (included) or 6v AC adaptor (included)