Last night I had fun building a loop multiturns (photos soon).
Even before I finished it I connected a cond. variable and down! immediately on the radio.
After checking the reception of DCF77 I'm off the clock signal frequency in search of HBG that transmits on 75 kHz with a power 20 kW and is located in Prangins in Wonderland Svizzera.Meraviglia the transmitter signal arriving at the Swiss great!
Under the program screen carryover "Clock" and a video with the audio signal.
As I tried to send the QSL information, I found the site of the Metas, the following press release :
Wabern-3003 Bern, August 26 2009
Decommissioning transmitter HBG Prangins (VD) by the end of 2011
The Federal Council has decided to put out of service transmitter HBG Prangins (VD) by the end of 2011. The transmitter is operated by the Federal Office of Metrology (METAS), the National Institute of Metrology.
Since 1966, the long-wave transmitter emits signals Prangins official times at a frequency of 75 kHz per hour combined with global coordination. The information slots, which are synchronized with an atomic clock can be used to control clock radio and technical equipment. The emitter is operating 24 hours 24. The timing signals are a free public service. The transmitter was operated by PTT and up to May 2000 by Swisscom. Subsequently, the management has passed into the hands of the Federal Metrology (METAS).
The periodic maintenance of transmission plant showed different wear points on the antennas. From studies by independent experts found that a lack of sanitation facilities in an unacceptable compromise safety and lead to the interruption of the transmitter.
The continued operation of the transmitter, through an intervention of rehabilitation, has a high cost which could not be offset by the reduced use of the system, as evidenced by an outside study that also examined whether the long-wave transmitter could be used for other purposes or if the management could be distinguished from other entities. The negative results of these tests led to decide on the decommissioning of the plant by the end of 2011.
The decision was taken in advance to allow users time to tune into the German DCF77 transmitter signal, which has a quality of reception in Switzerland of the transmitter Prangins. In addition to approximately 3,600 institutional users including schools and churches, there are some receivers such as clock radios or receivers that take advantage of weather signals HBG. Many of these machines are equipped with receivers compatible with the German DCF77 transmitter and will therefore continue to work without problems. The majority of devices on market is only compatible with the transmitter German, and this applies to almost all radio-controlled wristwatches.
The official time in Switzerland will continue to be transmitted from METAS. It will also be made available to a server for the time (ntp.metas.ch) through which you can synchronize the time of the computer with the time scale of the Swiss. METAS is the institute which is responsible for management and dissemination of units in Switzerland, including the unity of time, the second. Its tasks also include the identification and dissemination of the official Swiss. Until decommissioning in late 2011 will be to manage the transmitter METAS HBG Prangins (VD).
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