Forestport Tower was a guyed, steel tower, insulated from the earth, so that the entire structure was used to radiate electromagnetic waves in the VLF (Very Low Frequency; 3 kHz to 30 kHz) and LF (Low Frequency; 30 kHz to 300 kHz) bands. The tower was located near
Forestport in
Oneida County,
New York, United States. Forestport Tower was built in 1950. It had a height of 1218 ft (371.25 metres). Forestport Tower was used for experimental transmissions in the LF and VLF-range; some of these included the first tests of the
LORAN-C
Loran-C is a hyperbolic radio navigation system that allows a receiver to determine its position by listening to low frequency radio signals that are transmitted by fixed land-based radio beacons. Loran-C combined two different techniques to ...
and
Omega Navigation System
OMEGA was the first global-range radio navigation system, operated by the United States in cooperation with six partner nations. It was a hyperbolic navigation system, enabling ships and aircraft to determine their position by receiving very low ...
.
On April 21, 1998 it was demolished by explosives.
External links
* http://www.jproc.ca/hyperbolic/loran_c_history.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20050317143111/http://www.rl.af.mil/div/IFO/IFOI/IFOIPA/press_history/pr-98/pr-98-28.html
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b57103
Datasheet: Forestport LORAN Radio Mast
Buildings and structures in Oneida County, New York
Radio masts and towers in the United States
Towers in New York (state)
1950 establishments in New York (state)
Towers completed in 1950
1998 disestablishments in New York (state)
Buildings and structures demolished in 1998