[time-nuts] HBG swiss time transmitter shutdown

[Magnus Danielson]

On 13/10/11 02:42, Dan Mills wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-10-13 at 02:11 +0200, Magnus Danielson wrote:
>
>> I have wondered if not amateurs could set up small frequency broadcasts
>> of their own. Say a 10 W transmitter or something.
>
> It's called a beacon and at least the UK license does allow them (25W
> maximum) and there are a great many out there (mostly used for
> propagation studies and the like).
> Transmitter frequency stability will vary all over the shop, from non
> ovenised microprocessor grade quartz, all the way up to GPS/Rb
> disciplined Wenzel sprinter OCXO.

No, a beacon is something completely different than a transmitter 
sending continous signal. The reason proposing something like 10 W is 
that it would be reasonable electrical bill and maybe not cover a large 
area, but still potentially useful.

There used to be a 10 W 100 MHz transmitter here in Stockholm for 
instance, ticking of a cesium clock in Farsta.

Cheers,
Magnus