Aldrans Transmitter
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Aldrans Transmitter was a facility for medium wave broadcasting at Aldrans
near Innsbruck
in Austria
.
Originally built in 1927, using a T-antenna
hung on two 151 metre tall guyed masts, the station was modernized between 1953 and 1955. The power of the transmitters were increased and two mast radiators insulated against the ground were built. There was also a shortwave transmitter installed.
It was shut down on 1 March 1984 and afterwards dismantled.
Aldrans
Aldrans is a municipality in the Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol situated at an altitude of 760 m, has an area of 8.89 km2 and 2183 inhabitants as January 2011.-Geography:...
near Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Originally built in 1927, using a T-antenna
T-antenna
A T-antenna is an antenna whereby "a vertical or sloping wire is connected to the approximate centre of a straight horizontal top wire" . This forms its characteristic "T"-shape.-External links:*...
hung on two 151 metre tall guyed masts, the station was modernized between 1953 and 1955. The power of the transmitters were increased and two mast radiators insulated against the ground were built. There was also a shortwave transmitter installed.
It was shut down on 1 March 1984 and afterwards dismantled.
External links
- http://members.aon.at/wabweb/radio_a/radio_a3.htm
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b58034