Radom longwave transmitter is a facility for commercial longwave transmission ( not broadcasting) west of

Radom Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975� ...

in Poland. Radom longwave transmitter, situated at 51°25'N and 21°07' E is the only transmission facility for frequencies under 100 kHz in Poland. It uses an antenna system carried by 1 150 metre and 3 100 metre tall guyed masts. Radom longwave transmitter worked ( and perhaps still works) on the following frequencies with the following callsigns: * 55.75 kHz, callsign: SOA60, 40 kW transmission power * 58.25 kHz, callsign: SOA70, 360 kW transmission power * 62.45 kHz, callsign: SOA80, 40 kW transmission power * 64.9 kHz, callsign: SOA90, 40 kW transmission power * 76.35 kHz, callsign: SNA20, 40 kW transmission power * 80.5 kHz, callsign: SNA30, 40 kW transmission power * 81.35 kHz, callsign: SNA40, 40 kW transmission power

Today's use

Today one of the masts is used for FM- and TV-broadcasting, under the name RON Radom.

Sources

* Gerd Klawitter, Lang- und Längstwelllenfunk, Siebel-Verlag, * Table of air traffic obstacles, Agencja Ruchu Lotniczego
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External links

* http://radiopolska.pl/wykaz/pokaz_lokalizacja.php?pid=117 * http://emi.emitel.pl/EMITEL/obiekty.aspx?obiekt=DODR_E1O * http://www.odkrywca-online.com/history-of-radom-wacyn-radio-station,624698.html#624698 Radio masts and towers in Poland

Longwave transmitter In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to th ...

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