Haganeyama Transmitter
Encyclopedia
Haganeyama Transmitter (はがね山標準電波送信所, haganeyamahyoujyundenpasoushinjyo) is an LF
Low frequency
Low frequency or low freq or LF refers to radio frequencies in the range of 30 kHz–300 kHz. In Europe, and parts of Northern Africa and of Asia, part of the LF spectrum is used for AM broadcasting as the longwave band. In the western hemisphere, its main use is for aircraft beacon,...

-time signal transmitter at Fuji-cho, Saga-city, Saga-ken
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...

, Japan used for transmitting the time signal JJY
JJY
JJY is the call sign of a low frequency time signal radio station.The station is located in Japan and broadcasts from two sites, one on Mount Otakadoya, near Fukushima, and the other on Mount Hagane, located on Kyushu Island...

on 60 kHz. It uses as transmission antenna, a 200 meter tall guyed mast with an umbrella antenna, which is insulated against the ground.

External links

  • http://jjy.nict.go.jp/jjy/trans/index-e.html
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK