Swingate transmitting station

Swingate transmitting station

The Swingate transmitting station is a facility for FM-transmission at Swingate, UK (national grid reference: TR334429 ). It includes three lattice towers with a height of 111 metres, which were built for Chain Home radar before World War II. The FM transmitting antennas are attached to the middle tower, with microwave link dishes and mobile telephone antennas being attached variously across all three towers.

It is the only radar tower from the Battle of Britain in WWII still in use today.
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/swingate.php entry at mb21]
* [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=633500&Y=143000&width=500&height=300&gride=633400&gridn=142900&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&in
]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dover transmitting station — Dover Height of mast 243.2 metres (798 ft) BBC region BBC South East ITV region ITV Meridian The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover, Kent (grid reference …   Wikipedia

  • Hougham Without — Coordinates: 51°07′30″N 1°13′48″E / 51.125°N 1.23°E / 51.125; 1.23 …   Wikipedia

  • Chain Home — Radar Coverage 1939 1940 Chain Home was the codename for the ring of coastal Early Warning radar stations built by the British before and during the Second World War. The system otherwise known as AMES Type 1 (Air Ministry Experimental Station)… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”