Taldom transmitter is a large facility for longwave

Longwave

In radio, longwave refers to parts of radio spectrum with relatively long wavelengths. The term is a historic one dating from the early 20th century, when the radio spectrum was considered to consist of long, medium and short wavelengths...

 and shortwave

Shortwave

Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...

 broadcasting

Broadcasting

Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...

 near Taldom

Taldom

Taldom is a town and the administrative center of Taldomsky District in the northern part of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated north of Moscow, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo. Population: The settlement was founded in 1677...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. It transmits on two longwave frequencies, on 153 kHz with 300 kW and on 261 kHz

Hertz

The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....

 with a power of 2,500 kW

Watt

The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

. Latter is the most powerful broadcasting station in the world. There are two longwave transmissions aerial systems: a single 257 metres tall mast radiator for 153 kHz and a ring antenna system consisting of 5 masts arranged in a circle around a 275 metre high guyed mast

Radio masts and towers

Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...

for 261 kHz. The latter antenna delivers good skywave suppression. To the shortwave antenna a system consisting of several masts arranged in a row and interconnected by ropes at multiple heights belongs.

External links

• http://www.drmradio.co.uk/html/taldom.html
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• http://www.mordkovitch.de/savel/taldom/img8.htm
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