DCF77in77 wrote:Junghans seems to recognize the problem faced by users outside of Germany ...edit on request of DCF77....
Just get yourself a Citizen Wave Receiver.
or drop in at the Radio Shack for
and simply take the pc interface off at the capacitor. It will cost you some 10 Euros.
It will extend the receiving range for Mainflingen/Anthorp to the Canary Islands.
The higher end Seiko SBPG and SDGA have the same ´problem´. The range of the reception is way better than that stated in the manual but still a long way from meeting overly optimistic customer expectations.
The Citizen thingamy solves it like a magic wand.
A spanish forum member with a Mega 1000 has reliable synchronising at the southside in the city of Málaga with this simple thing.
I suggest ányone with a wave receiving watch to source one. It will amplify 60 kHz too.
It does not matter which station, which watch. It simply amplifies the long wave length.
My Seiko reliably picks up the Anthorp 60 kHz at 2400 kilometres now.
Have a read
http://www.thewatchsite.com/index.php?topic=14355.0