Taldom transmitter (russian: переда́тчик Та́лдом) is a large facility for
longwave
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and
shortwave
Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave (SW) radio frequencies. There is no official definition of the band, but the range always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (100 to 10 me ...
broadcasting
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located near
Taldom
Taldom (russian: Та́лдом) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north of Moscow, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo. Population:
It was previously known as ''Taldom'' (until 1918), ''Leninsk'' (until 1929).
Histo ...
,
Russia
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. It transmits on two longwave frequencies, on 153 kHz with 300 kW and on 261
kHz
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with a power of 2500
kW, the latter is, according to the World Radio TV Handbook's listings, the most powerful broadcasting station in the world. There are two longwave transmissions aerial systems: a single 257 metres tall mast radiator for 153 kHz and a ring antenna system consisting of five masts arranged in a circle around a 275 metre high guyed
mast for 261 kHz. The latter antenna delivers good skywave suppression. The shortwave antenna system consists of several masts arranged in a row which are interconnected by cables at various heights.
See also
*
List of masts
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External links
* {{Structurae, id=20014896, title=Taldom LW Transmitters
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b46237
Radio masts and towers in Europe
Towers in Russia