Sobe, JapanThese are very large arrays for high-frequency reception and direction-finding, mostly by governments. Here is the Wikipedia article.
All of the installations were originally super-secret, but most have been dismantled and only a few are left, all of them inactive.
In addition to RAF Credenhill in the previous post, these Wullenweber sites remain:
All of the installations were originally super-secret, but most have been dismantled and only a few are left, all of them inactive.
In addition to RAF Credenhill in the previous post, these Wullenweber sites remain:
Chicksands, UK
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Misawa, Japan
Imperial Beach, California
This one has an interesting history. Built in Karamursel, Turkey, it was dismantled by the Turkish government in 1977 in retaliation for a U.S. arms embargo. That was 34 years ago and it's still easy to spot.
They're anachronisms now, but as this 1955 snapshot shows, security at Misawa was serious.
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Fascinating stuff....
Ahhh, memories
Used to work on the FLR-9 in Augsburg in the early 80s. CDAA's were fun technology at the time.
Antenna? What antenna? It's an elephant cage!
There was one down in Chesapeake, VA, on the VA/NC border: NSGA Northwest, Va. I remember visiting it once while I was on active duty in the Navy, 1980-1984.
Been to Misawa and Elmendorf, seen both of those from the air. I think there was also one in Iceland.
I guess I should mention the one in Rota, Spain, too, since I lived there for three years. *laughs* I think there was one in Edzell, Scotland, as well.
I remember seeing an antenna farm near Tulso Oklahoma, it reminded me of the farms I saw at FS Berlin and FS Augsburg.
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