National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder Laboratories (NIST Boulder)
Radio Station WWV
test_servicetime & frequency dissemination / measurementIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Capabilities & Access
- Affiliations
- NIST Boulder
Description
NIST HF station near Fort Collins, Colorado, broadcasting time announcements, standard intervals and frequencies, UT1 corrections, BCD time code and geophysical alerts 24/7 on 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz (plus experimental 25 MHz); also carries a HamSCI ionospheric-research test signal.
Official page
https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-distribution/radio-station-wwv
Open official page (opens in a new tab)Contact
- General contact
- NIST Radio <nist.radio@boulder.nist.gov>; wwv@nist.gov
Details
- Keywords
- hf broadcast, time announcements, geophysical alerts, hamsci, ionospheric research
- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Location
- place named in page text: Fort Collins
- Associated entity
- NIST
- Specifications
- The station radiates 10 000 W on 5 MHz, 10 MHz, and 15 MHz; and 2500 W on 2.5 MHz and 20 MHz. | The tallest tower, for 2.5 MHz, is about 60 m tall.