Longest wave transmitter HWU
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Longest wave transmitter HWU
HWU
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| Basic data | ||||
| Place: | Le Blanc | |||
| Department: | Indre | |||
| Region: | Center-Val de Loire | |||
| Country: | France | |||
| Altitude : | 108 m | |||
| Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 47 " N , 1 ° 14 ′ 42.7" E | ||||
| Use: | Telecommunication system , military use | |||
| Accessibility: | Transmission system not accessible to the public | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Height of the towers / masts : | 350 m | |||
| Waveband : | VLF transmitter | |||
| Send type: | Directional radio | |||
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HWU is the call sign of three long wave transmitters of the French Navy on the frequencies 18.3 kHz, 20.9 kHz and 21.7 kHz with the transmitter location Le Blanc in central France.
The transmitter uses a transmitting antenna that is supported by several transmission masts over 350 meters high . These transmission masts, together with the transmission masts of the long-wave transmitter Allouis, are among the tallest structures in France.
Antenna installation in Rosnay
Antenna installation in Rosnay
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Individual evidence
- ↑ HF & RADIO: VLF reception with the PC (online PDF 806 KB) ( Memento from September 28, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), 2002, page 76.
- ↑ Le Parisien: La France des records: le pylône de la marine nationale de Rosnay ( Memento of September 28, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), August 20, 2016.