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English: Antenna of US Navy Jim Creek VLF Radio Station near Oso, Washington State, USA. It transmits at VLF frequencies, usually around 24 kHz, with an output power of 1.2 megawatts, one of the most powerful radio stations in the world. The main purpose of this station is to communicate one way with submerged submarines of the Pacific Fleet. The antenna, called a "valley span" antenna, consists of 10 "catenary" cables suspended by 200 ft towers over the valley between Wheeler Mountain and Blue Mountain in a zigzag pattern. Each cable is driven at the center by a 900 foot vertical cable which drops down to a transmission line bus which comes from the transmitter building in the center. It functions as a capacitively top-loaded monopole antenna; the vertical cables are the main radiating elements, and the horizontal cables add capacitance to the top of the antenna to improve efficiency. The antenna is divided into two sections, which normally operate as one, but each can operate as a separate antenna so that maintenance can be performed on one half without interrupting transmission. The valley under the antenna has an extensive counterpoise ground system consisting of a network of cables suspended close to the ground. |
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Source | NAVELEX 0101, 113: Naval Shore Electronics Criteria: VLF, LF, and MF Communication Systems, FSN 0280-901-1000, Naval Electronic Systems Command, Dept. of the Navy, August 1972, p. 3-15, Fig. 3-9 on Nick Englund's US Navy Radio Communications website. |
Author | US Navy Electronic Systems Command |
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