Naval Radio Station Rhauderfehn

Marine radio station Rhauderfehn
description
The naval radio station Rhauderfehn with the call sign DHO38 is a long-wave transmitter of the Navy, which is subordinate to the Naval Support Command. The official name of NATO is NATO VLF / MSK Marine Radio Station Rhauderfehn. This name she carries since December 18, 1981. Wikipedia
Height of towers / masts: 8 × 352.8 m
Number of towers / masts: 8
Construction time of the transmitter: 1977-1982
Operating time of the transmitter: since 1982
Altitude: 4 m above sea level. NHN
Country: Lower Saxony

An imposing view over the nature reserve to the marine radio station

SuperlativesThe naval radio station is one of the tallest military structures in Western Europe and, at 352.8 meters, the second tallest structure in Germany, visible from over 30 kilometers away.The transmitter is located near Saterland-Ramsloh in the Cloppenburg district (Lower Saxony). The borders of the two districts of Cloppenburg and Leer run through the naval radio station site.Five antennas are located in East Frisia, and three are located in Cloppenburg.The site is surrounded by a 12-km-long, continuously monitored fence.A naval radio station with eight identical umbrella antennas mounted on 352.8-meter-high tubular steel masts.These masts have a diameter of 2.20 meters and wall thicknesses of 8 to 13 mm, depending on local loads.