Cutler Naval Station
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Cutler Naval Station
VLF transmitter cutler
NAA
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| Place: | Cutler , Washington County | ||||||||
| State: | Maine | ||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||
| Altitude : | 15 m | ||||||||
| Coordinates: 44 ° 38 '24 " N , 67 ° 16' 48" W. | |||||||||
| Use: | Telecommunication system , military use | ||||||||
| Accessibility: | Transmission system not accessible to the public | ||||||||
| Owner : | United States Navy | ||||||||
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| Number of towers / masts: | 13 | ||||||||
| Height of the towers / masts : | 1 × 304 m , 6 × 266.7 m, 6 × 243.5 m | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1960 | ||||||||
| Operating time: | since 1961 | ||||||||
| Waveband : | VLF transmitter | ||||||||
| Send types: | Directional radio , radio navigation | ||||||||
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The Cutler naval radio station is one of the largest long-wave transmitters on earth and plays an important role in the transmission of messages about submerged submarines . The facility near Cutler , Maine , USA, in which all antenna supports are grounded, went into operation on January 4, 1961 and has 2 long-wave antenna systems.
Each of these antenna systems consists of a 304 meter high central mast, six 266.7 meter high ring masts at a distance of 556 meters and six 243.5 meter high ring masts at a distance of 935.7 meters. Between the central mast, two inner ring masts and an outer ring mast there is an antenna system, which is fed near the central tower. The transmission power of the system, which is operated at 17.8 kHz and 24 kHz, is a maximum of 1800 kW. The transmission masts of the marine radio station are surrounded by free-standing steel lattice towers. At least one of the masts has a free-standing steel lattice tower as a substructure.