HBG,75kHz, Prangins, Switzerland
The radio station with the callletters HBG, located in
Prangins, near Geneva Switzerland is the official swiss broadcaster of
encoded time signals. The location of the antenna is: 46 degrees 24'
North, and 6 degrees 15 ' East.
It broadcasts exactly at the
frequency of 75 kHZ, and under good conditions its signal can be
received at a distance of upo to 1500 kilometers, covering the bulk of
continental Europe.
The signal is processed by automatic radio clocks, such as the
Imhof Observatory, to display the exact time.
Information supplied on feb 21.1995 by Thomas Kuenzikuenzi@tell.ascom.ch
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