Dcf And Meteotime Reception - Conrad DV322 Bedienungsanleitung

9. DCF and METEOTIME reception

The weather station can receive and evaluate
the so-called DCF signal.
This is a radio signal which is sent by a
transmitter in Mainflingen (near Frankfurt/
Main). Its range is up to 1500km and if
transmission conditions are ideal even up to
2000km.
Among other things, the DCF signal includes
the precise time (theoretical deviation of 1
second in a million years!) and the date.
This means there is no manual setting of
summer and winter time.
The weather station also detects the Swiss
"HBG" signal, which is compatible to the DCF
signal.
As a special feature, the weather station analyses the so-called "METEOTIME" signal,
which is contained in the DCF-/HBG-signal.
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The "METEOTIME" signal contains the weather forecast data for 90 different
regions in Europe.
The data for the current day and the following three days is transmitted for 60
regions, for 30 regions the data for the current day and the following day.
Due to the applied technology, the transmission of the data for the weather forecast via the
radio signal of the DCF or HBG transmitter is relatively slow, which is why it may take up to 24
hours until the weather station has received all weather data.
A symbol in the respective display section shows you the reception status (see next page).
1500 km
2000 km
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