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11:02 Feb 28, 2019 |
English to French translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Multimeters and measure instruments | |||||||
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4 +1 | étalon (norme) de radiodiffusion |
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1 +2 | étalon radiodiffusé |
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"enabling the transmission to be used as an off-air frequency standard." |
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étalon radiodiffusé Explanation: It means a frequenct standard that is broadcast over the air (i.e. radiowaves) I think it would be muddying the water here if one were to say 'hertzien' !! But you'll need to check, as this is only a hunch, purely based on the meaning of the source text! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2019-02-28 11:30:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Seems to corroborate, though the terms are not in direct collocation: Frequences etalon et signaux horaires - QSL.net https://qsl.net/f3wm/radio/freq_std.html Frequences etalon et signaux horaires par radio. ... Fréquences étalon et signaux horaires radiodiffusés. ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2019-02-28 16:03:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Clearly, the meaning here in EN is that this is a 'standard' that comes 'off-air' — i.e. is 'broadcast'; there is nothing whatsoever that could be interpreted as a 'standard for broadcasting' Note that it would be possible to add 'fréquence' as in my ref., but that would render 'standard frequency' (or 'frequency standard', with precisely the same meaning) — but IMHO this is unnecessary and amounts to over-interpretation, simply because the writer of the source text chose not to include 'frequency' — for the pretty obvious reason that it is totally clear from the immediate context. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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21 hrs peer agreement (net): +1 |
Reference: "enabling the transmission to be used as an off-air frequency standard." Reference information: The long-wave frequency used was 200 kilohertz (frequently referred to by the wavelength, 1,500 metres) until 1 February 1988[1] when it was changed to 198 kilohertz, and the power is currently 500 kilowatts. The carrier frequency is controlled by a rubidium atomic frequency standard in the transmitter building, enabling the transmission to be used as an off-air frequency standard. For long-wave, a T-aerial is used, which is suspended between two 213-metre-high (700 ft) guyed steel lattice radio masts, which stand 180 metres (590 ft) apart from each other. There are also two guyed mast radiators at the site, which are used for transmitting AM medium-wave radio programmes on 693 kilohertz, 1053 kilohertz and 1215 kilohertz. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droitwich_Transmitting_Station |
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