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From: "Hugh M0WYE" <m0wye@thersgb.net>
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Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 10:45:51 +0100
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Hi Andy,
The current contract for the Broadcast of the MSF time signal expires in
2007.
So I guess it stays on, at least until then.
There is a "consultation" process happening at present, you can read all
about it in the "draft for comment", a big pdf file from the DTI, which you
can get from here:

http://www.dti.gov.uk/nms/consult/time_formulation.htm

 73
Hugh M0WYE

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy talbot" <g4jnt@thersgb.net>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:56 AM
Subject: LF: Rugby


> On the subject of the close of GBR, presumably the Govt. will be trying to
sell
> the site now.  SO where is the MSF 60kHz transmission going to come from ?
>
> Its use for 'official' time and frequency transfer will have greatly
receded
> with GPS doing a much better job now, and low(ish) cost crystal
oscillators
> that can do as well as off-air LF reception for frequency.  But all that
has
> been replaced by the greater civilian use made of the transmission and the
low
> cost of time decoder chips and self setting clocks.
>
> There would presumably be a huge public outcry, and probably some claims
for
> compensation, if the service were to stop, considering the number of MSF
> controlled clocks around - even my mother has one on her sideboard now !.
>
>
>
> Andy  G4JNT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Moritz [SMTP:j.r.moritz@herts.ac.uk]
> Sent: 2003/04/16 17:25
> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> Subject: Re: LF: GM 73kHz
>
> At 23:31 12/04/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> >Dear all.
> >
> >I will be paying another visit to the New Galloway QTH (IO75WC) on easter
> >Sunday/Monday. I could take the 73k gear if anyone is interested in a
test
> >but I won't bother unless there's some interest.
> >Rugby seems to be off again....
> >
> >73
> >Dave G3YXM.
> Dear Dave,
>
> I would like to try for a QSO on 73k over easter - don't think M0BMU has
> worked GM on this band yet! Looking at the RSGB headlines, it would seem
> that Rugby is likely to stay off forever...
>
> Cheers, Jim Moritz
> 73 de M0BMU
>
>
>