6.1.1.5 Installation DCF77 Antenna
WARNING!
Antenna mounting without effective anti-fall protection
Danger to life due to fall!
- Pay attention to effective working safety when installing antennas!
- Never work without an effective anti-fall equipment!
WARNING!
Working on the antenna system during thunderstorms
Danger to life due to electrical shock!
- Do not carry out any work on the antenna system or the antenna cable
if there is a risk of a lightning strike.
- Do not carry out any work on the antenna system if the safety distance
to free lines and sequential circuits is exceeded.
Selection of the Antenna location
At the beginning of each antenna installation, the antenna location should be selected carefully. It deci-
sively determines the receiving quality and thus the availability of the DCF77 signal. If the antenna is not
precisely aligned, signal reception and timing accuracy will be affected.
The DCF antenna must be aligned towards Mainflingen near Frankfurt / Main according to the installation
conditions mentioned below.
DCF77 Transmission Tower
Alignment DCF77 Antenna
Location:
Mailand
DCF77 Antenna
Location:
Berlin
DCF77 Antenna
Location:
Frankfurt (Main) Mainflingen
Signal:
DCF77 long wave
Long side
of the DCF77
(arrow direction)
antenna (e.g. AI01, AW02) to the transmission
tower aligned.
Figure: Antenna installation of a Meinberg AW02 antenna aligned to the DCF77 transmitter mast in Mainflin-
gen (Frankfurt/Main).
A DCF77-reception in buildings is possible, but due to shielding or attenuation the reception quality can
be reduced.
Criteria for impaired reception:
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Date: 27th May 2021
IMS - LANTIME M4000