DECCA broadcaster Madfeld
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DECCA broadcaster Madfeld
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| Basic data | ||||
| Place: | Brilon - Madfeld | |||
| Country : | North Rhine-Westphalia | |||
| Country: | Germany | |||
| Altitude : | 460.1 m above sea level NN | |||
| Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '26 " N , 8 ° 42' 42" E | ||||
| Use: | Telecommunication system | |||
| Demolition : | 1994 | |||
| Mast data | ||||
| Construction time : | 1952 | |||
| Building material : | steel | |||
| Total height : | 105 m | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Waveband : | LW transmitter | |||
| Shutdown : | January 1, 1992 | |||
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The DECCA transmitter Madfeld (also DECCA transmitter Brilon ) was the master station of the German DECCA chain in Madfeld near Brilon .
history
On December 24, 1943, an air message center was set up on the site of the later DECCA station. It contained listening and navigation equipment from the Luftwaffe . They were used to control the " V1 " and " V2 ". On March 29, 1945, German troops blew up these devices. The labor maids and air force helpers initially stayed in Madfeld or the surrounding villages.
On behalf of the Decca Navigator Company Ltd. In 1952, Telefunken built the transmitter mast. The first employees were German nationals, but they were replaced by British technicians. The DECCA station Madfeld, like the entire German DECCA chain, became superfluous after German reunification and was switched off in spring 1992.
The transmitter mast was dismantled in 1994. However, the building of the transmitter and the foundations of the antenna mast directly on Landstrasse 956 from Madfeld to Bleireinigung are still there.
technology
The DECCA Madfeld transmitter was operated on the frequency 84.7400 kHz. Together with the broadcasters Lautertal (red), Zeven (green) and Stadtkyll (violet) he formed the German DECCA chain 3F. It was used for radio navigation during air traffic in the three air corridors to and from West Berlin . At the same time it was used for shipping.
The transmitter used a self-radiating transmission mast 105 meters high, insulated from the ground, and tensioned as a transmitting antenna. This tower was fired . There were also three other smaller transmission masts on the site.
literature
- H. H. Christiansen, Arthur Watson: Decca Station Madfeld . In: Board of the village association “1000 years Madfeld e. V. “(Ed.): 1000 years of Madfeld . Brilon December 2010, p. 467-471 .
- Susanne Schmidt: “Watson's Tower” has had its day . The Madfeld transmission mast is no longer up. In: Westfalenpost .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The last days of the Second World War . In: Board of the village association “1000 years Madfeld e. V. “(Ed.): 1000 years of Madfeld . Brilon December 2010, p. 414 .
- ↑ a b c d e H. H. Christiansen, Arthur Watson: Decca-Station Madfeld . In: Board of the village association “1000 years Madfeld e. V. “(Ed.): 1000 years of Madfeld . Brilon December 2010, p. 467-471 .