6 Installation of the DCF77 Antenna
6 Installation of the DCF77 Antenna
WARNING!
WARNING!
Do not mount the antenna without an effective fall arrester!
- Ensure that you work safely when installing antennas!
Danger of death from falling!
- Never work without an effective fall arrester!
- Do not carry out any work on the antenna system if it is not possible to maintain
Do not work on the antenna system during thunderstorms!
the prescribed safe distance to exposed lines and electrical substations.
Danger of death from electric shock!
- Do not carry out any work on the antenna system or the antenna cable
if there is a risk of lightning strike.
Selection of the Antenna Location
Before installing any antenna, first consider carefully where to best position it. The location is a key fac-
tor in reception quality and thus in the availability of the DCF77 signal. If the antenna is not precisely aligned,
signal reception and time accuracy will suffer as a result.
The DCF antenna must be aimed towards Mainflingen, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in accordance
with the installation conditions provided below.
DCF77 Transmission Tower
Alignment of DCF77 Antenna
Location:
Milan
DCF77 Antenna
Location:
Berlin
DCF77 Antenna
Location:
Mainflingen, near
Signal:
DCF77 Long Wave
The length of the DCF77 antenna (e.g., AI01,
AW02) (see
should be
(arrow direction)
facing the transmission tower.
Frankfurt am Main
Illustration: Installation of a Meinberg AW02 Antenna Aligned with the DCF77 Transmitter Mast in Mainflin-
gen, Germany (near Frankfurt am Main).
DCF600USB
Date: November 29, 2021
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