Vileyka VLF transmitter
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The "Vileyka" VLF transmitter is the site of the 43rd Communications Center of the Russian Navy , situated west of the town of Vileyka
in Belarus
(54°27′49"N 26°46′44"E). The "Vileyka" VLF transmitter is an important facility for transmitting orders to submarines in the very low frequency range. Beside this, it is used for transmitting the time signal RJH69
at certain times.
As the former Goliath transmitter
of the German Navy in World War II, the antenna system of the "Vileyka" VLF transmitter consists of 3 antenna systems with a central mast insulated against ground from which antenna wires run to 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 ring masts of the Goliath transmitter are masts of lattice steel with triangular cross section, while the central masts are steel tube masts.
The ring masts of the "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.
Vileyka
Vileyka – town in Republic of Belarus, the capital of the Vileyka Raion in the Minsk Voblast. It is located on the river Viliya, 100 km to northwest from Minsk. First documental record: 16 November 1460....
in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
(54°27′49"N 26°46′44"E). The "Vileyka" VLF transmitter is an important facility for transmitting orders to submarines in the very low frequency range. Beside this, it is used for transmitting the time signal RJH69
Beta (time signal)
Beta is a time signal service in the VLF range in Russia, operated by the Russian navy. There are 6 transmitter stations, which take turns transmitting time signals and other communications....
at certain times.
As the former Goliath transmitter
Goliath transmitter
Goliath transmitter was a VLF transmitter of the German Navy near Kalbe an der Milde in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which was in service from 1943 to 1945...
of the German Navy in World War II, the antenna system of the "Vileyka" VLF transmitter consists of 3 antenna systems with a central mast insulated against ground from which antenna wires run to 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 ring masts of the Goliath transmitter are masts of lattice steel with triangular cross section, while the central masts are steel tube masts.
The ring masts of the "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.