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The '''Longwave radio mast Hellissandur''' (also called '''Gufuskálar''' ) is a 412 [[metre]] high [[Guy-wire|guyed]] [[radio masts and towers|radio mast]] for [[longwave]] [[Transmission (telecommunications)|transmission]]s in the vicinity of [[Hellissandur]] on the [[peninsula]] [[Snæfellsnes]] of [[Iceland]] at 64°54'24″N, 23°55'18″W. This mast, which is the tallest [[structure]] in [[Western Europe]], is insulated against ground and guyed in 5 levels by steel ropes, which are subdivided by insulators. It was built in [[1963]] for the [[North Atlantic]] [[LORAN-C]] chain (GRD 7970). After the LORAN-C scheme was shut down in the 1990s the longwave radio mast Hellissandur was converted to an aerial mast for a longwave broadcasting transmitter of the [[RUV|Broadcasting Service of Iceland]], for a [[transmission frequency]] of 189 [[kHz]] and a power of 300 [[kilowatt]]s. |
The '''Longwave radio mast Hellissandur''' (also called '''Gufuskálar''' ) is a 412 [[metre]] high [[Guy-wire|guyed]] [[radio masts and towers|radio mast]] for [[longwave]] [[Transmission (telecommunications)|transmission]]s in the vicinity of [[Hellissandur]] on the [[peninsula]] [[Snæfellsnes]] of [[Iceland]] at 64°54'24″N, 23°55'18″W,({{coor dms|65|54|24|N|23|55|18|W|}}). This mast, which is the tallest [[structure]] in [[Western Europe]], is insulated against ground and guyed in 5 levels by steel ropes, which are subdivided by insulators. It was built in [[1963]] for the [[North Atlantic]] [[LORAN-C]] chain (GRD 7970). After the LORAN-C scheme was shut down in the 1990s the longwave radio mast Hellissandur was converted to an aerial mast for a longwave broadcasting transmitter of the [[RUV|Broadcasting Service of Iceland]], for a [[transmission frequency]] of 189 [[kHz]] and a power of 300 [[kilowatt]]s. |
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Revision as of 13:20, 29 November 2006
The Longwave radio mast Hellissandur (also called Gufuskálar ) is a 412 metre high guyed radio mast for longwave transmissions in the vicinity of Hellissandur on the peninsula Snæfellsnes of Iceland at 64°54'24″N, 23°55'18″W,(65°54′24″N 23°55′18″W / 65.90667°N 23.92167°W). This mast, which is the tallest structure in Western Europe, is insulated against ground and guyed in 5 levels by steel ropes, which are subdivided by insulators. It was built in 1963 for the North Atlantic LORAN-C chain (GRD 7970). After the LORAN-C scheme was shut down in the 1990s the longwave radio mast Hellissandur was converted to an aerial mast for a longwave broadcasting transmitter of the Broadcasting Service of Iceland, for a transmission frequency of 189 kHz and a power of 300 kilowatts.
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External links
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b1046
- http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0014958
- http://www.fishing-boating.com/vento/sandur.htm
- Location on Google Maps
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