MSF time and frequency station
closing for essential maintenance

The MSF 60kHz Time and Frequency signal broadcast from the BT Rugby radio station will be closed down from 9.00am on Monday 20 September 2004 until 9.00am on 4 October.

The interruption to the transmissions is required to allow maintenance work to be carried out in safety. The service will be restored overnight whenever possible, but this will not always be feasible as extensive work is required on the aerial masts.

The MSF transmitter has an estimated equivalent monopole radiated power (EMRP) of 15kW and the horizontal radiation pattern is substantially omni-directional. The signal provides a field strength exceeding 100 microvolts/metre throughout the UK, and it can be satisfactorily received throughout much of north and west Europe.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB

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