LF: MSF Info (forwarded)

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Dear all,

Received this from another group, may be interesting for the lucky holders of a 73kHz NOV.
Regards,
 Wolf DL4YHF


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From: "Myrton" <n1gke@cox.net>
Subject: MSF Update

I thought some folks would perhaps be interested in this information.

Historic Radio Site at Rugby to Close
We reported three weeks ago that the BT radio site at Criggion, near Welshpool, was closing soon. It's emerged that this is part of a change to the communications arrangements for Royal Navy submarines that's likely to see the final closure of another historic radio site at Rugby. A consortium led by VT Merlin Communications has won a private finance initiative contract to modernise the VLF transmitter site at Anthorn in Cumbria. The consortium will also be responsible for providing new digital receivers. The contract is ultimately worth about 280 million pounds and will involve the close-down of the 16kHz VLF transmitter at Rugby. It's understood that most of BT's HF services from Rugby have now ceased, and that the site is likely to close next year.

The standard time and frequency station, MSF, which transmits on 60kHz from the Rugby site, may be off the air for up to four hours this Tuesday, the 1st of April, on one of its regularly-scheduled maintenance periods. These take place between 1000 and 1400UTC on the first Tuesdays of January, April, July and October. MSF will be closed down for a period of two weeks for maintenance purposes during July, August or September, although the precise dates are not yet known.


Cheers....



Myrton - N1GKE -