Editing Signal de Botrange (section)

== Towers and Transmitters Botrange ==
In 1923, the {{convert|6|m|ft|adj=on|abbr=off}} [[Herman Baltia|Baltia]] tower was built on the summit to allow visitors to reach an altitude of {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=on}}. A stone tower built in 1933/34 by François Fagnoul from [[Ovifat]] on the Botrange crowned a steel weather vane with the relieved name '' SICCO CAMPO '' until [[World War II]]. Meanwhile, the spire serves as transmitter of [[Radio Contact (Eupen)|Radio Contact]] and reaches a de facto height of {{convert|718|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

In November 2013, at the Signal de Botrange, a {{convert|50|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|abbr=off}} tower with [[parabolic antenna]]s was agreed to provide data interchange by [[Microwave transmission]] between [[London Stock Exchange]] and [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]], because the data transmission via [[Communications satellite]] or [[fibre optic]] involves a small delay, which interferes the stock exchange trading. The data transfer takes place in [[Real-time data|real time]] via the intermediate station Botrange, which was set up directly next to the existing tower.<ref>[http://brf.be/nachrichten/regional/678187/ ''New Tower at Botrange'']</ref>