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English: Penny postcard of the antenna mast of Reginald Fessenden's Brant Rock, Massachusetts wireless station. It is a 415 foot (126 m) tubular guyed mast radiator with a capacitive topload. In 1906 Fessenden used this radio station to make the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission, communicating with an identical station in Machrihanish, Scotland.
Date circa 1910
date QS:P,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Hand colored black & white photo. Scan made from personal copy of the postcard
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
Camera location42° 06′ 05.62″ N, 70° 39′ 38.83″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Postcard of Fessendon's Brant Rock MA radio transmitter

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513 pixel

coordinates of the point of view

42°6'5.620"N, 70°39'38.833"W

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current11:37, 14 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 11:37, 14 January 2017513 × 800 (120 KB)Thomas H. WhiteColor correction
22:57, 17 September 2008Thumbnail for version as of 22:57, 17 September 2008513 × 800 (117 KB)AlchaemistCirca. 1910 penny postcard of Reginald Fessenden's Brant Rock, Massachusetts radio tower.

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