ANTENTOP- 02- 2010, # 014

Underground Antennas in Russia

Some information about Underground Antennas from a Russian Forum at www.cgham.ru

(There are some cuttings made. The whole version of the forum you can read
(in Russian) at:

http://www.cqham.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=13489&page=0&perpage=30

When I served in the Soviet Army I had contact with a military radio station that was used such Underground Antennas. The station was from Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg). My station was near Moscow. (I.G.: Distance Moscow- Sverdlovsk is 1800 km.) We used band 3.0- 6.0- MHz at the winter and 4.0- 8.0- MHz at the summer. The station with Underground Antennas was heard by S5- S6. When the station was used the usual stationary antennas it came to us by S9+.

The Underground Antennas were at the receiving radio- center where I was served (in the Soviet Army). There were symmetrical antennas. The antennas were reserved ones that supposed to be used at emergency situation (at nuclear war)...

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