Longest wave transmitter ICV
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Longest wave transmitter ICV
ICV
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| Place: | Olbia | |||
| Province: | Sassari | |||
| Region: | Sardinia | |||
| Country: | Italy | |||
| Altitude : | 70 m slm | |||
| Coordinates: 40 ° 55 ′ 22.8 " N , 9 ° 43 ′ 51.6" E | ||||
| Use: | Telecommunication system , military use | |||
| Accessibility: | Transmission system not accessible to the public | |||
| Owner : | Marina Militare | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Number of towers / masts: | 5 | |||
| Waveband : | VLF transmitter | |||
| Send type: | Directional radio | |||
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ICV is the call sign of a long-wave transmitter operated by NATO on the island of Tavolara in northeastern Sardinia . On the frequencies 20.27 kHz and 20.76 kHz, coded messages are sent to submerged submarines . The military base with its transmitter masts is operated by the Italian Navy .
Investments
The eastern half of the five-kilometer-long and up to 560-meter-high rock island has been a restricted military area since 1962 . In the northeast, at Punta Timone, there are two small bays. In the western bay there is a protected landing stage with the military base. From there roads lead to three transmission masts. To the north-east of the base there is a single, 133-meter-high mast on Punta Timone, two additional pairs of antennas are located on the ridges to the south-east and south-west of the base. They are guyed steel truss masts with a triangular cross-section.
Others
- The La Maddalena naval base is located around 45 kilometers to the northwest . Until 2008 it was used by nuclear submarines of the US Navy .
- In Niscemi , Sicily, the US Navy operates a long-wave transmitter and other communication facilities ( Naval Radio Transmitter Facility Niscemi ) as part of the NATO Interoperable Submarine Broadcast System .
See also
Web links
- Details on transmission masts on structurae.de
- Details on the north transmission mast at skyscraperpage.com
- Details about the base and port
- North mast on Punta Timone with other antennas in the background
- Photos of the masts in the south
- Aerial photo of the nature reserve and restricted area (PDF; 12.1 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frequency at NKARC ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
