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Control of WWV and WWVH Standard Frequency Broadcasts by VLF and LF Signals RADIO SCIENCE Journal of Research NBSjUSNC-URSI Vol. 69D, No.7, July 1965' Control of WWV and WWVH Standard Frequency Broadcasts by VLF and LF Signals B. E. Blair and A. H. Morgan National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colo. (Received October 21, 1964; revised January 22, 1965) Since 1961 the NBS VLF and LF signals have improved the calibration and frequency control of the WWV (Mary land) HF broadcasts. Similarly, better control of the WWVH (Hawaii) HF broadcasls was achieved in early 1963 by monitoring the NBS VLF broadcasts in terms of the WWVH control oscillator. In mid 1963 WWVL (20 kc/s) and WWVB (60 kc/s) were relocated from two sites near Boulder, Colo., to a single site near Ft. Collins, Colo., and the transmitter power for both broadcasts was increased several fold. These higher powered broadcasts resulted in more precise control of both HF broadcasts. Through the VLF and LF signals the 24-hr average frequency values ofWWV are related to the United States Frequency Standard (USFS) within a few parts in 10". This paper describes the NBS low-frequency broadcasts, the method of using them to control and calibrate the HF broadcasts, and gives an analysis of the precision of frequency co ntrol obtained at WWV over a 21-month period. An appendix discusses the short-term phase stabilities and diurnal phase shifts observed in the low-frequency signals at WWV and WWVH, and examines the accuracy· limiting effects of propagation path characteristics and background noise levels in such received signals. The abrupt change in the slope of the curve in 1957 was 1. Introduction due to a technological "breakthrough" culminating in The accuracy of the United States Frequency commercial, atomic frequency standards. Labora­ Standard (USFS) has improved greatly over the last tory models of atomic (cesium-beam) frequency stand­ four decades from approximately one part in 104 in ards were developed and built at NBS and in 1960 two 1920 to a present value of 5 parts in 1012 _ One way such units became the basis of the USFS [Mockler such technological advances have met the needs of et al., 1960]; continued improvements followed science and industry is through the NBS standard [Beehler et al., 1962] and are reflected in figure 1. frequency broadcasts, as graphically shown in figure 1. By late 1961 the NBS low power WWVL (20 kc/s) and TYPE OF MAJOR USER STANDARD HYDROGEN VERIFICATION OF COSMOLOGICAL THEORIES UNTI L 1957 ''ACCURACY'' IS SHOWN MASER - * FUNDAMENTAL RELATIVISTIC EXPERIMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCEPTED (FUTURE) DEEP SPACE RESEARCH 6 DEVELOPMENT ASTRONOMICAL STANDARDS; NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SINCE 1957 IT IS SHOWN, FOR RECEIVED a FREQUENCY STANDARDS THALLIUM Z REASONS OF EMPHASIS, WITH RESPECT TO THE UNPERTURBED C. AND -- CESIUM :;: RESONANCE NATIONAL CO'ORDINATION OF STANDARDS LABORATORIES AEROSPACE R. 6 D. LABORATORIES BEAM ~IOIO w USFS AND CORRECTED AEROSPACE OPERATIONS (DOPPLER TRACKING EPHEMERIS Z LOW FREQUENCY BROADCASTS RESEARCH LABORATORIES TIME(ET)T*~ INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS SPACE NAVIGATION. VELOCITY OF LIGHT EXPERIMENTS QUARTZ _u 108 CLOCK (UT-2) ~ OPTICAL SATELLITE TRACKING :::J AIR NAVIGATION, ASTRONOMY U U RADIO a TV SERVICING <t SHORTT AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED CLOCKS 106 CLOCK (UT-of RADIO a TV BROADCASTING, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS RADIO AMATEURS, TELEPHOTO, FACSIMILE TUNING FORK-, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TUNED LC POWER COMPANIES, TELEPHONE COMPANIES CIRCUIT- 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 YEAR FIGURE 1. Improvements in the accuracy of the USFS and its dissemination. 915 WWVB (60 kc/s) broadcasts disseminated the USFS For the period 1960 to 1963 the standard deviations, S, with a transmitted accuracy of several parts in 1011 decrease from 1.2 to 0_31 parts in 1010. For WWVH (fractional frequency units) through control by transfer the improvement is a little less as evidenced by figure (working) atomic frequency standards. Regularly 3. Clearly shown, however, is the smaller variation published corrections relate such values to the USFS in the WWVH monthly means that occurred with the as shown in figure 1. initiation of VLF control in March 1963. Prior to 1961, WWV was calibrated at NBS, Boulder, This paper will describe the NBS standard frequency by comparing received WWV time signals with the broadcasts; the method of using the NBS low­ USFS, and was frequency controlled on the basis of frequency signals for calibration and control of the these calibrations. This technique, briefly described HF broadcasts; the relative agreement between the in a previous publication [Watt et al., 1961], will not received 20 and 60 kc/s signals at WWV; and the be discussed here except to note that the precisions effects of increased WWVL and WWVB transmission achieved, using the HF time signals alone, were sev· power. Variations in short-term phase stabilities and eral parts in 1010 for 30·day running averages. Simi· diurnal phase shifts, observed in low-frequency re­ larly, until early 1963, calibration and control of the cordings at WWV and WWVH, are given in the WWVH broadcasts relied on the WWV time signals appendix. as received in Hawaii. Because of the inadequacy of this method, a new technique was introduced at 2. NBS Standard Frequency Broadcasts WWV in January 1961, usirig the NBS low-frequency signals received from WWVL and WWVB. It is WWVL and WWVB, presently located at Ft. Collins, well known that the received phase stability of VLF Colo., lie nearly on a great circle path between WWV at Greenbelt, Md., and WWVH at Maui, Hawaii. and LF radio signals at large distances is several orders of magnitude better than that of HF [Pierce, 1958; WWVH is over twice as far (5300 Km) from Ft. Collins as is WWV (2400 Km). The HF broadcasts of WWV Crombie et al., 1958; Watt et al., 1961] and that the VLF signals propagate over large distances with small are at 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 Mc/s while those at attenuation. Thus, such characteristics of the NBS WWVH are at 5, 10, and 15 Mc/s; characteristics of the NBS radio stations have been given previously low-frequency signals enabled the calibration and con­ trol of the HF broadcasts with a precision nearly [Morgan, 1962 and 1963; Richardson, 1964]. equivalent to the stability of atomic frequency 2.1. Role of Frequency Standards in NBS Broadcasts standards. The improvement in the WWV frequency control The frequency reference of the NBS standard fre­ is evident in figure 2 where the monthly means are quency broadcasts is the USFS which consists of two plotted for 4 years. The variances, 52, are pooled esti­ cesium beam units [Mockler et al., 1960] designated mates obtained from monthly daily values which are as NBS-I and NBS-II. Because these do not operate based on running averages for the indicated periods. continuously, the U.S. Working Frequency Standard 0 2 VLF (5-DAY AV) VLF (5-QAY AV) ~ Fovg :-150.2 Fovg= -129.95 en f- S2 =0.32 S2; 0,10 a:: <[ S '0.56 5 : 0.31 a. .: +6 w en "- "- 0 +5 -' <[ z +4 ::;; 0 z +3 ::;; 0 a:: "- +1 z f- +1 '"<[ :; w 0 >- u z -I w 0 w'" a:: -1 "- FIGURE 2. Improvements in the frequency control of WWV. (Ordinate in fractional frequency), 916 (USWFS), consisting of a group of oscillators, provides continuity in the calibration and frequency control of the NBS standard frequency broadcasts. Figure 4 shows the relationship of the USWFS to the USFS and the function of the former in controlling NBS stations +22 WWV, WWVH, WWVL, and WWVB. +20 To improve the transmitted stability of the 20 kc/s signals, in October 1961 a remote phase-locking sys­ +18 0 tem, operating at VHF, was placed into operation Q +16 between Boulder and WWVL when this station was ;; V> located at Sunset, Colo. [Fey et aI., 1962]. A similar t- +14 a: system now controls the low-frequency broadcasts 1£ +12 t-- from the new Ft. Collins site [NBS, 1963]. The V> phase-lock system continuously keeps the transmitted "'"- +10 "- 0 phase of both the WWVL and WWVB signals in agree­ --' +8 <[ ment with that of the USWFS at the Boulder Labora­ z tories. Such a system corrects for frequency drift +6 0'"z of the oscillator which controls the transmitter as well +4 a:0'" as for phase fluctuations introduced by the transmitter z +2 or antenna system in the broadcast signals. Measure­ t- ments indicate that the transmitted low-frequency <[ ";;; stability (standard deviation) is essentially that of the 0 "' -2 USWFS, which in the case of rubidium standards is >- u equal to or less than 2 parts in 1011 [Blair et aI., 1965]. ~ ::J -4 0 "'a: "- -6 2.2. Description of NBS VLF Broadcasts -8 NBS began broadcasting a low power, standard 20 -10 kc/s on April 5, 1960 [NBS, 1960], from Sunset, Colo. (18 km from NBS, Boulder). This was the first known 1961 1962 1963 standard frequency broadcast at 20 kc/s [the specific frequency adopted for such use by the International FIGURE 3. Improvements in the frequency control of WWVH. (Ordinate in fractional frequency). Telecommunications Union (ITU) in December 1959]. HF , (5,10,15 Me/51 . "i \) \ \ \ \ j) I ill I III 1 . ./ H.F 8 riME SIGNAL RADIO STANOAROS LABORATORY ! BOULDER, COLO I ." BROADCAST TO ' r---------, ::::: PACIFIC OCEAN ........ AND WESTERN / USFS ...... NORTH AMERICA I I I .... USERS . FREQUENCY I :: COMPARISON PRECISION I L-...J L-...J I --¥'ABOUT I x 10. / I "DUO = e I I ' I OVEN ~ ,---, I I CESIUM FREQUENC! STANOARD I DAILY COMPARISONS I '-___ PR~~~~-':' r--- -----, -LiU iiH I VHF I 0 AUTOMATIC I I PHASE CONTROL I I I I I "- , LF(60kC/~ I ! I : : i ; : l j j ! i I ! ' , Ill' .
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