(meteorobs) Upcoming Leap Second & CHU to change frequencies

[stange]

Was foreign broadcast interference the reason?

KR6FG

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Sent: 2008/12/28 23:27
Subject: (meteorobs) Upcoming Leap Second & CHU to change frequencies


>
> Here are the details:
> _http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/blog/joerao/2008/12/07/wait-just-second_
> (http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/blog/joerao/2008/12/07/wait-just-second)
>
>
> Apparently, radio station CHU in Canada will be  switching to a different
> frequency on Wednesday evening at 00h UTC.  That  means listeners who are 
> tuned
> in to 7,335 Khz. to listen for the extra second  will hear the station
> disappear from the airwaves on this particular frequency  (after 
> 70-years!)
> immediately upon the insertion of the extra tick.   The time signals will 
> then move to
> 7,850 Khz.
>
> For more details, see:
> _http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/common_files/stories/chu/communique_e.pdf_
> (http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/common_files/stories/chu/communique_e.pdf)
>
> Needless to say, those  listening for the Leap Second should either tune 
> to
> the "other" CHU frequencies  at 14.670 or 3,335 or tune to WWV instead!
> Personally, I've been listening  to CHU mostly on 7,335 all my life so 
> this is kind
> of sad (even though  they'll only be moving a short way "up the dial" on 
> the
> 40 meter  band).
>
>
> -- joe  rao
>
>
>
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