Beta (time signal)

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Beta is a time signal service in the VLF range in Russia, especially used by military offices.

1 The Beta network
2 Table view of network
3 Frequency usage
- 3.1 See Also

[edit] The Beta network

Beta consists of the following transmitters

RJH69 in Molodechno (Belarus) [1]
RJH77 in Archangelsk [2]
RJH63 in Krasnodar [3]
RJH99 in Nizhny Novgorod [4]
RJH66 in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) [5]
RAB99 in Khabarovsk [6]

[edit] Table view of network

The Beta network is best understood in a table, so this table has been created so that the above information can be transistioned to this table.

Callsign	Transmitter Location	20.5 khz	23 khz	25.1 khz	25.5 khz	Map Link
RJH69	Molodechno (Belarus)	x	x	x	x
RJH77	Archangelsk	x	x	x	x
RJH63	Krasnodar	x	x	x	x
RJH99	Nizhny Novgorod	x	x	x	x
RJH66	Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)	x	x	x	x
RAB99	Khabarovsk	x	x	x	x

[edit] Frequency usage

These transmitters transmit time information on 25 kHz on a specific schedule. Additional synchronisation signals are transmitted on 20.5 kHz, 23 kHz, 25.1 kHz and 25.5 kHz. These transmitters are also used at times when no time signals are being transmitted to send other coded information.