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.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA4601 |
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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 |