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| Post #1 Jun 27 2004, 01:05 | |
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Certifiable Nut!  Group: Registered Posts: 1,816 Joined: 4-January 02 From: Renton, WA Member No.: 8,146 
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Seems a weird topic title but let me explain
 I listen to the Dutch radio sometimes online and before a news broadcast starts I hear beep beep beeeeeeeep sometimes it varies in the beeps but it always ends with the long beep. Now I thought it was a dutch thing until I heard it on a few BBC radio stations and on the French radio station too. So 1. What does it mean / do 2. What is the proper name 3. Anyone have a sample I can download. It would be an awesome tone whe I receive a voicemail (I like indiscreet beeps).  Thank you all |
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| Post #2 Jun 27 2004, 01:12 | |
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Neowinian  Group: Registered Posts: 214 Joined: 17-October 01 From: Worthing, UK Member No.: 1,793
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It's the clock. The long beep is the beginning of the hour.
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| Post #3 Jun 27 2004, 01:20 | |
fffff Group: Restricted (view) Posts: 1,113 Joined: 15-September 03 Member No.: 35,496
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it's morse code
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| Post #4 Jun 27 2004, 05:33 | |
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Neowinian Wise One  Group: Registered Posts: 4,521 Joined: 19-September 03 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 35,744
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Pff, you two dont know anything
 They are giving you a warning that a truck is going to reverse over you 
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| Post #5 Jun 27 2004, 06:04 | |
minimilist. Group: Registered Posts: 1,958 Joined: 14-March 04 From: Brisbane, Australia Status: cbf. Member No.: 50,126
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Yea, its meant to be the "official" time from some atomic clock somewhere.
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| Post #6 Jun 27 2004, 07:49 | |
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Certifiable Nut! Group: Registered Posts: 1,816 Joined: 4-January 02 From: Renton, WA Member No.: 8,146
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Quote - (process_this @ Jun 26 2004, 21:33) Pff, you two dont know anything They are giving you a warning that a truck is going to reverse over you lol so anyone have a clip yet or something? |
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| Post #7 Jun 27 2004, 09:48 | |
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| | | jon | | | Group: Registered Posts: 1,494 Joined: 29-September 02 From: London, UK Member No.: 17,699
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its secret broadcasts to an underground communist movement
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| Post #8 Jun 27 2004, 09:55 | |
I sometimes come here Group: Registered Posts: 1,484 Joined: 7-December 03 From: London, England Member No.: 42,049
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I will give you a little history into these sounds. They originate from the BBC. They are called "the bbc pips" because before everyone could afford accurate clocks, people needed a way of telling the time acuratly. As someone previously said the last pip is the beggining of the hour
The 'pips' come from an atomic clock in the basement of BBC Broadcasting House which is fed directly from greenwitch meridian time observitary. It is an age old tradition and if the bbc news reader (the pips always come before the news) talks over or "crashes the pips" it is considered VERY VERY bad practice. there you go  I think us British have become so accustomed to the bbc pips... its like 2nd nature.. you hear the pips - you know its the next hour |
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| Post #9 Jun 27 2004, 10:06 | |
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Whats on The Daily Neowin? Group: Registered Posts: 1,731 Joined: 12-April 04 From: The UK Member No.: 52,627
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Quote - (Xeron @ Jun 27 2004, 02:12) It's the clock. The long beep is the beginning of the hour. Yeah 
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| Post #10 Jun 27 2004, 10:08 | |
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| | | jon | | | Group: Registered Posts: 1,494 Joined: 29-September 02 From: London, UK Member No.: 17,699
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i never hear any pips on the BBC?
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| Post #11 Jun 27 2004, 10:23 | |
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I sometimes come here Group: Registered Posts: 1,484 Joined: 7-December 03 From: London, England Member No.: 42,049
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Quote - [jon ,Jun 27 2004, 10:08] i never hear any pips on the BBC? listen just before the hour on radio4 |
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| Post #12 Jun 27 2004, 10:35 | |
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| | | jon | | | Group: Registered Posts: 1,494 Joined: 29-September 02 From: London, UK Member No.: 17,699
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Quote - (StaticFish @ Jun 27 2004, 10:23) listen just before the hour on radio4 Oh, on the radio, sorry i thought the TV 
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| Post #13 Jun 27 2004, 14:00 | |
shifty Group: Registered Posts: 5,483 Joined: 18-December 03 From: Santiago RD Member No.: 42,937
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google is always your friend. Clickity!! --> The BBC pips
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| Post #14 Jun 27 2004, 14:03 | |
Resident Fanatic  Group: Registered Posts: 897 Joined: 20-February 04 From: mooodi.net Member No.: 48,359
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lol.. u can get it on bbc arabic..
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| Post #15 Jun 27 2004, 14:08 | |
LOOK AT ME MAA, I'M ON NEOWIN Group: Registered Posts: 4,532 Joined: 20-May 03 From: Waterlooville, Portsmouth, Hampshire UK Member No.: 28,602
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doesn't the tv also has it, cause sometimes when watching the bbc news the beeps will carry on, sometimes they will hardly last long.
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