| |
G3VGW > VLF 24.09.01 21:51l 53 Lines 1728 Bytes #-8568 (0) @ WW
BID : 7886-GB7DBY
Read: GUEST
Subj: New Japanese VLF station
Path: DB0ZKA<DB0GPP<DB0LX<DB0RBS<DB0HOM<LX0PAC<LX0HST<HA3PG<HA8FY<ON1CED<
ON0CK<GB7SXE<GB7CIP<GB7COV<GB7MAX<GB7DBY
Sent: 010924/1820Z @:GB7DBY.#23.GBR.EU #:7886 [City of Derby] FBB7.00g25
From: G3VGW@GB7DBY.#23.GBR.EU
To : VLF@WW
From: G3VGW @ GB7DBY.#23.GBR.EU 24th. September 2001
Hello SWLs,
Here is news about a new VLF station in Japan, extracted from the
Internet bulletins of Wolfgang, DF5SX.
-------
JAPAN
According to their Press Release, the second VLF standard freq
stationn JJY will start regular 24 hr transmission from around 0230 UTC
on October 1st. The new station is located at Mt. Hagane, Saga prefecture,
Kyushu Isl, and covers western Japan.
The signal format is the same as the first station on 40 kHz.
Freq: 60 kHz Power: 50 kW Aerial: 200 metre umbrella type. Type of
Signal: A1B.
The first VLF station has already been in operation on 40 kHz
from Mt. Ootakadoya, Fukushima prefecture, with 50 kW, to cover eastern
Japan.
As for the 60 kHz station, QSLs are not issued for the reception
of their test signal before September. But nothing is said about the QSL
policy after October the 1st.
Address: JPN Standard Time Group, Communications Research Laboratory,
Nukuikitamachi 4-2-1, Koganei City, Tokyo, 184-8795 Japan.
E-mail: <horonet@crl.go.jp> FAX: +81 42 327 6686
URL: <http://jjy.crl.go.jp>
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, Sep 20)
-------
Danke Wolfgang!
(Please note I am not the author of the above, just the packet postman!)
(The above information is also stored on the BROADCAST topic on
the excellent CLIVE database @ GB7MAM, together with over 160 other files
of shortwave and broadcast information.)
73, Richard G3VGW @ GB7DBY (Ambergate, Derbyshire, UK)
(Edited & sent using a BBC Micro)
***EOF
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
