BPC (time signal transmitter)

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BPC
Basic data
Place: Xi'an
Province: Shaanxi
Country: People's Republic of China
Altitude : 489  m
Coordinates: 34 ° 56 ′ 54.9 ″  N , 109 ° 32 ′ 34.7 ″  E
Use: Time signal transmitter
Accessibility: Transmission system not accessible to the public
Data on the transmission system
Construction time: 2002
Operating time: since 2002
Waveband : LW transmitter
Further data
Commissioning : April 25, 2002
Transmission frequency : 68.5  kHz

Position map
BPC (China)
BPC
BPC

BPC is the callsign of a time signal transmitter in China. It has been in operation since April 25, 2002 and transmits on the frequency 68.5 kHz. Its signal enables radio clocks to be controlled , but the transmission protocol is proprietary . The transmitter is located near Shangqiu .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The China calibration signal (68.5 kHz) BPC , CASIO Wave Ceptor Watches, accessed on September 30, 2011, chin.