Radio Signal

[ovy1255]

post off another site-

RADIO SIGNAL - going off air

 

Notification has been received from the National Physical Laboratories of its intention to turn off the UK's radio signal for maintenance.

 

The radio signal will be shut down between 07.00 & 22.00 hrs each day from Tuesday 3rd May to Friday 13th May.

 

This news and its late notification will obviously cause a degree of disruption for those clubs using a radio-clock as its time signal source.

 

The Bricon system must take its time signal from an automated time signal provided by either a radio-clock or a GPS receiver.

Manual setting of the time on a master has recently been banned globally by the F.C.I. (UK unions are members of the F.C.I.)

The manual setting of the time signal is banned in Holland, Belgium and Germany for security reasons.

 

ADVICE FOR CLUBS USING A RADIO-CLOCK DURING THIS PERIOD

 

A radio-signal time synchronisation of the Master should be carried out between 00.01 and 06.59 hrs on each day that it is required for use.

 

The Bricon Club-Master only requires one time synchronisation to be carried out in each day (midnight to midnight).

Once the time synchronisation has been carried out during this morning period, then it will be good for the rest of the day.

 

Each club with a radio-clock should ensure that it has access to the system to carry out the necessary synchronisation during this period.

 

NB: A radio-clock may possibly retain a valid signal (indicated by the black mast) throughout the day, but this cannot be guaranteed.

 

CLUBS USING A GPS RECEIVER ..... the blue mouse

 

Clubs using a GPS receiver to obtain its time signal from Satellite are not affected during this period, and need not change its routine.

 

MARKING ON OTHER BRANDS

 

The radio signal shut down will affect the other system brands that each use the radio-clock.

Where a master system permits manual setting of its time signal, there are no guarantees that the Speedy clock can use it for basketing.

It is therefore advised that where a Bricon Club-Master is available then it should be synchonised and used.

Indeed where a Bricon Club-Master has been successfully synchronised, it should be used for the basketing of all ETS clock brands.

 

GPS RECEIVERS

Radio-clocks were supplied as part of the Bricon Club-Master system throughout 2007 and 2008.

Since then new systems supplied include a GPS receiver instead, though under normal circumstances each will perform equally well.

GPS receivers are available for purchase for £75 plu

[PIGEON_MAN]

I would just like to say that this letter was sent out by Mark Palmer at BRICON to all the people who are responsible for the club equipment, I wonder weather the clubs who have Unikon will be notified by their people,DO clubs who only have Unikon realise what this means, I,m surprised there hasnt been more postings on this.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

ANOTHER .RIP OFF.

[dal2]

Nae notice frae tauris!!!!!! I will have to set a master frae the pip and the set the ets from it?

Is this nationwide? Is there only one time signal from Allthorpe(spellin)?

[Guest TAMMY_1]

ANOTHER .RIP OFF.

 

 

why is it another rip off ? the ets folk have nothing to do with any signal,it is down to repair work on the satellite which is totally outwith the realms of ets distributors

[ovy1255]

i copied this post as mark was good enough to inform members on another site,he is an honest man and will try his utmost for any pigeon fancier.the option of setting your time signal at0100 hrs is ok he isnt asking you to buy anything but giving you an option.