[Hallicrafters] WWV 25 MHZ ???

Fred Olsen fwolsen at execpc.com
Wed Mar 5 12:04:31 EST 2003


Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

> I have QSL cards from forty years ago showing the same frequencies in use today.


> From: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
> If I remember correctly, many years ago WWV did
> broadcast on 25.0 MHz.  However, I think this was
> before the station was moved to Colorado.


 From the horse's mouth:
"Transmission on 20, 25, 30, and 35 MHz began in December 1946. The 30 
and 35 MHz broadcasts were discontinued in January 1953 and the 25 MHz 
broadcast was stopped in 1977. With the exception of an almost 2-year 
interruption (1977-78), the 20 MHz broadcasts have continued to this day."

"In 1966, the decision was made to move WWV to its current location, 
near Fort Collins, Colorado. The LF station WWVB went on the air in July 
1963 near Fort Collins, and it was decided that WWV would share the same 
158 hectare (390 acre) site."

"At 0000 UTC on December 1, 1966 the Greenbelt, Maryland broadcast was 
turned off and the new transmitter at Fort Collins was turned on."





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