La Crosse Technology WS-3512 operation manual About this Manual, Ii. Glossary of Common Terms

i.About this Manual

Thank You and Congratulations on selecting a La Crosse Technology Professional Weather Station! We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of accurate weather readings and the precise, radio- controlled time information that our instruments offer. La Crosse Technology introduced radio-controlled instruments to the US market in 1991 and continues to be on the cutting-edge of this technology in America.

This manual will guide you step-by-step through setting up your La Crosse Technology device. Use this manual to become familiar with your professional weather station, and save it for future reference.

ii.Glossary of Common Terms

NIST*

The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains the primary frequency standard for the United States. The NIST also coordinates the United States time and frequency standards with other world standards. The NIST provides time and frequency services for United States clientele.

WWVB*

The WWVB is an AM radio station in Ft. Collins, Colorado, managed by the NIST. The WWVB’s function is to broadcast time-of-day information derived from the NIST atomic clock, located in Boulder, Colorado.

ATOMIC CLOCK*

An atomic clock is an extremely accurate time device measuring time by the movements of electrons in cesium atoms. The NIST atomic clock is one of the most precise clocks in the world, accurate to 10 billionths of one second. The NIST’s atomic clock contributes to the international group of clocks calculating the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)—the official world time.

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