Longest wave transmitter Bafa
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Longest wave transmitter Bafa
TBB
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| Basic data | |||||
| Place: | Didim | ||||
| Province: | Aydın | ||||
| Country: | Turkey | ||||
| Coordinates: 37 ° 24 ′ 43.2 ″ N , 27 ° 19 ′ 25 ″ E | |||||
| Use: | Telecommunication system , military use | ||||
| Accessibility: | Transmission system not accessible to the public | ||||
| Owner : | US military | ||||
| Data on the transmission system | |||||
| Number of towers / masts: | 2 | ||||
| Height of the towers / masts : | 380 m | ||||
| Waveband : | VLF transmitter | ||||
| Send type: | Radio navigation | ||||
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The long-wave transmitter Bafa is a transmission system for the long-wave of the US military near Didim in Turkey. It sends messages for submerged submarines under the callsign TBB at a frequency of 26.7 kHz . Such a message can be the order to launch missiles. The two masts of the facility are the tallest structures in Turkey at 380 meters.