Vileyka VLF transmitter

Vileyka VLF transmitter

Vileyka VLF transmitter is the site of the 43rd Russian Navy's communication center, situated west of Vileyka at Belarus (coord|54|27|49|N|26|46|44|E|display=inline,title). Vileyka VLF transmitter is an important facility for transmitting orders to submarines in the VLF range. Beside this, it is used for transmitting the time signal RJH69 at certain times.

As the former Goliath transmitter of German Navy in World War II the antenna system of Vileyka VLF transmitter consists of 3 antenna systems with a central mast insulated against ground from which antenna wires run to the 6 grounded ring masts, where they are fixed by insulators. As at former Goliath transmitter 3 ring masts carry two antenna systems, so there are only 15 ring masts on the site.A further common ground to former Goliath transmitter is, that the rng masts of Goliath transmitter are masts of lattice steel with triangular cross section, while the central masts are steel tube masts.

The ring masts of Vileyka VLF transmitter are 270 metres and the central masts of VLF transmitter are 305 metres tall. Their height surpasses therefore the height of the masts of former Goliath transmitter nearly exactly of 100 metres.

External links

* http://englishrussia.com/?p=1207#more-1207


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