[time-nuts] Tour of METAS (Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology) time lab: any questions or requests?

[Martin Burnicki]

Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> Ask them how/why the HBG transmitter screwed up the 2006 leapsecond ?

If I remember correctly then the transmitter would have needed to be 
overhauled, which would have been very expensive.

Since the German DCF77 transmitter can also be received in Switzerland 
and DCF77 receivers were much more common than HBG receivers the 
decision was taken to finish HBG transmission.

Martin