National Physical Laboratory - Master Frequency Control

The Rugby MSF transmitter broadcast time signals from c1990-2007 for navigational use at sea and domestic use with radio-controlled clocks and watches. The equipment comprises of four standard racks mounted side by side, including two atomic clocks and monitoring equipment that compares three time and frequency standards: Rubidium atomic clock; caesium master atomic clock; GPS-locked clock.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4601
Collection: Timekeeping
Type: MSF radio time signal equipment
Display location: Not on display
Creator: British Telecom Plc; National Physical Laboratory
Date made: Unknown
Credit: Donated from the BT Connected Earth Collection. See www.connected-earth.com