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On 16 Sep,
tony sayer wrote:

As an NPL time user there have been quite a few complaints from people
in built up areas of the south, whereas people north of the border
report better reception..

Which is hardly surprising!..

http://www.npl.co.uk/time/msf/

I get excellent results using the German transmission,

Yup, I have one which is tuned to the german signal - no problems

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geoff