Print Low-frequency time-code time service technology has always been promoted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and enjoys a wide application prospect in the fields of national defense construction, national security, electric power, electric network synchronization, e-government affairs, e-business, clock industry, etc. The NTSC began to tail after this technology from 1993, and through years of concentrated efforts, some decisive progress had been made in the systematization research and the project of “Industrialization of Extension and Application of Low-Frequency Time Service” carried out by cooperating with the enterprises.
In accordance with the spirit of national science and technology conference in 2006, to construct an innovative country and encourage the enterprises to become the principal force in technology innovation, the NTSC began to establish a long-term friendly cooperative relationships with the enterprises, hoping that both sides would expand their cooperation and making joint contributions to the development of time service, popularization and application of standard time in our country, and products upgrading in traditional industries and their industrialization. Both sides signed the agreement on the second-stage cooperation, including a high-power 24-hour low-frequency time-code radio station funded by the enterprises for the NTSC built within the borders of Shangqiu City, Henan Province. Among a variety of important equipment required by this Radio Station, the high-power solid-state transmitter of 100KW has been developed successfully and was also labeled with the proprietary rights of our country.
The construction of New Time-code Radio Station of the NTSC has gained enormous support from relevant departments of the People’s Government of Henan Province. A cooperation agreement has been signed jointly by the NTSC, cooperative enterprises and Shangqiu Municipal Government, and leaders at all levels in the local government have attached great importance to this project. On Oct. 13, a solemn commencement ceremony for the construction of Shangqiu Low-frequency Time-code Radio Station of the NTSC was held, marking a full-swing construction of the station. On the occasion of the commencement ceremony, Wu Guichen, principal researcher of the NTSC and the principal of the project, read official reply from the Radio Management Bureau of Ministry of Information Industry in terms of station construction; Gong Yongmin, Deputy Director of the Center, made important remarks; what’s more, the responsible comrade in the local government also delivered an enthusiastic speech at the conference. Those constructors were full of confidence and promised to work hard to complete the station within six months with excellent techniques and at fastest speed.