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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 06/02/2017 at 21:48 • Filed to: None

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Svend > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/02/2017 at 22:22

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We’ve a nice range of antennas just down the road at Anthorn (aka RNAS HMS Nuthatch).

Tallest is 745ft (227m).

It is a:-

Anthorn Radio Station is located near Anthorn , Cumbria , England , overlooking the Solway Firth , and is operated by Babcock International (with whom former operators VT Communications are now merged). It has three transmitters: one VLF ; one LF ; and an eLORAN transmitter.

The aerials at Skelton (south from me), the highest is 1,198ft (365m).

The Skelton Transmitting Station is a radio transmitter site at grid reference   NY433376 near Skelton, Cumbria , England about 5 miles (8 km) north west of Penrith , run by Babcock International and owned by the MOD. Since the Belmont Mast was shortened in 2010, the mast at Skelton has been the tallest structure in the United Kingdom . [1]

In 1946, the BBC was heralding the site as being “the World’s largest and most powerful (shortwave) radio station”. [2]

The main purpose of it is shortwave   broadcasting . The site is capable of DRM on at least 3955 kHz and 3975 kHz (75m broadcast band) beamed at 121° towards Germany and Central Europe. [3] [4] On AM the frequencies of 5995 kHz and 6195 kHz (49m broadcast band) and 9410 kHz (31m broadcast band) and 12095 kHz (25m broadcast band) are known. [5]

A VLF transmitter is also located there. It is used to transmit coded orders to submarines. It uses as its aerial a 365 metre high guyed steel lattice mast, which is insulated against ground and is the tallest structure in the UK . The transmitter went into service in 2001 and is the successor to the GBR transmitter at Rugby Radio Station .

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Svend 06/02/2017 at 22:41

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Just don’t put a helicopter training base near there...

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/02/2017 at 22:48

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I used to work here. They have added a few terminals (antenna) since I left, but this is what it looked like when I was there. The one on the left is a 60ft dish.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition 06/02/2017 at 22:54

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One of the many locations I worked at when I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company was the building below, affectionately referred to as the Dolly Parton building for obvious reasons...

Svend > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/02/2017 at 22:59

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Many British, Dutch and American aircraft low fly past these in north and central Cumbria on their way down through central Cumbria then hug the west coast off Lancashire as they go onto the Mach Loop in Wales.

As below.

another from outside

MM54 > Svend 06/02/2017 at 23:14

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Woo VLF

Svend > MM54 06/02/2017 at 23:32

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Lol. I guess, ‘Woo VLF’.

MM54 > Svend 06/02/2017 at 23:46

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Not something you come across often for sure

Svend > MM54 06/03/2017 at 00:01

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We grew up knowing they were military (there are many military installations up and down Cumbria that most don’t know about on the world stage but are well known locally) so interest is lost quite early on really.

As I’ve got older I’ve learned some of the things they but the intricacies are lost on me.