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APPENDIX B – OUTPUT CODE FORMAT
3. DCF AND TDF TIME CODE DESCRIPTION
Details of message transmitted over a full minute:
KEY:
J Current day
JF State holiday
ES Standby transmitter used
E/H Indicates a seasonal changeover on the next hour
HE Summer time
HH Winter time
P1, P2, P3 Parity bits
0
10
20
30
40
50
minutes
2
4
10
20
40
80
P1
P2
P3
M
20
20
20
40
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
"0"
"1"
J+1 =JF
JF
ES
HE
E/H
HH
1
"0" synchronization bits
control bits
hours
day of month
day of week
(1= monday ; 7= sunday)
month
year