I've really enjoyed this circular listening station series. I'm also amazed that I knew nothing about this, even though I've been an avid radio listener for six decades. I was born in the 1950s and grew up in Cold War America, five miles from a US Air Force Base. I knew plenty of guys in the military, both officers and enlisted personnel, who had been to war or had worked in intelligence of some kind. In discussions about communications, these antennas were never mentioned. I think one big reason may be that the people chosen to do those jobs are very loyal to their oaths of secrecy until death.
@Willy_Tepes
Жыл бұрын
My loyalty vanished when the gov started treating us like shit.
@gregorclunie7670
Жыл бұрын
This is the geekiest channel I watch on KZitem...probably.
@m1geo
Жыл бұрын
This is probably one of my lesser geeky channels! 😅
@radiolinux45
Жыл бұрын
Back in the '90s, I did sit My FCC Amateur Radio Exam tests, I had a sponsor and I had to carry my UK passport driving licence as a form of ID with me at RAF Menworth Hill. Then I operate a special advent Station on 4th July GB4JUL they Club Station on-site with an HF long periodic antenna one time. one day I did visit there was a thunder and lightning storm I see an aerial rigger working on one of the aerial towers he soon comes down to the ground like lightning like a pun! Now I hold USA call sign KG0PL and you could not go walking around the base unless you had the sponsor with you at all times. I am enjoying the videos. Are you going to Blackpool Radio Rally next month? I tell you more in person
@jonfr
Жыл бұрын
As for Bornholm. I think NATO is looking into starting communication monitoring, since Bornholm is not that far away from Kalingrad (around 315 km, were I am in Denmark, the distance is around 682 km). There are news about NATO being in Bornholm, what they are doing is not explained in the news. Outside of the normal military activity. As for Iceland, there is some expansion of U.S and NATO abilities, but those are mostly limited to air craft abilities and that type of monitoring activity. For anything else, I have not seen anything in the news. That does not rule that NATO and U.S might be planning something in Iceland.
@_hackwell
Жыл бұрын
Great series of videos! there are so many very interesting military radio related sites around the world that have been decommissioned I'd like to learn more about. They're all part of untold History. Weirdly enough There's no Wulenwerber array I'm aware of in France. Maybe a NATO thing ? Here we have (or had) some CRHF (centre radio hautes frequences) facilities , like the long gone one in Etampes and maybe others , which hosted a huge number of various antennas. Always wondered what their purpose was
@warmpondwater1610
Жыл бұрын
Many Bothans died to bring us this information.
@Tomteeejay
Жыл бұрын
Great series of videos. Thanks for showing Digby pusher site. Back in the heady days of the Cold War one of the jokes on new personnel was to send them out to give the person in the pusher hut a cup of tea. Of course the pusher hut was not manned. A long walk wasted over the fields!
@cookiemonster81
Жыл бұрын
Here in the Netherlands there is also a echelon network with a HF direction farm with a protective underground bunker. The place is called echelon Ouddorp.
@danosdotnl
Жыл бұрын
what a beaut! Any more HF direction finding farms in NL?
@cookiemonster81
Жыл бұрын
I know only the one at Goeree Overflakkee that is the biggest if the are more i dont no not that i know.
@cookiemonster81
Жыл бұрын
@@danosdotnl i found a DF site in the place Eibergen near a military complex.
@danosdotnl
Жыл бұрын
@@cookiemonster81 oww wow, great find, looks defunct. Wonder what the story behind this one is
@kevinrkinsella
Жыл бұрын
Penhale Camp is still open for business despite part of the site being sold off for a holidaymaker Bungalow Land development. The heavy gauge stainless steel magnetic loop kit, seen from the coast path, is very impressive inside the upgraded perimeter defences. Given the Antenna’s intended proximity to the Bungalows, and, given the electronic fog generated by modern life, I’m guessing it’s all intended for LF monitoring?
@merlinonline67
Жыл бұрын
Penhale Sands is home to an HF receiver station forming part of the Defence High-Frequency Communications Service. The station is operated by Babcock International Group on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
@kristianolsen4555
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing some from Denmark 🙂😊👍
@pablod6872
Жыл бұрын
"But this is an SAS base, so let's move on." Is this British English for "I'd rather not run afoul of the Crown"?
@soundslike8454
6 ай бұрын
I would expect no less, he's a good lad!
@I.J.1981.
Жыл бұрын
You should definitely do a video on the Harold E Holt Naval Communications Base in northern Western Australia
@hanktorrance6855
Жыл бұрын
Whats not to enjoy, your research is amazing and even though these systems have been (for the most part) superceeded, its fascinating to see how the worlds super powers kept track of each other
@lordtherapeutics
Жыл бұрын
Never knew there were so many of these arrays !
@stepheneyles2198
Жыл бұрын
There used to be a row of those loop antenna (as shown at 8:04) adjacent to a car park at the Ministry of Defence Corsham, Wiltshire. I always wondered what they were for. They weren't in a circle as far as I can remember there was only a straight row of 8 or 10 maybe. Fascinating video, thanks as always! ;-)
@roadcone76
Жыл бұрын
I find your videos fascinating. I hope someday you can explain how these huge round antennas work.
@LiquidAudio
Жыл бұрын
So interesting, another great vid, I've been past the RAAF Pearce site just north of Perth many times.
@GeorgeLiquor
Жыл бұрын
Menwith Hill is a major node of ECHELON. I'd love to see a video on that, but there's hardly any reliable info out there
@RobWenzel84
Жыл бұрын
I am really enjoying this series, I always like to learn different stuff radio was used for throughout time
@kingo1465
Жыл бұрын
Really well researched, im a new subscriber and new to the subject but im really enjoying your content
@mickkelly4867
Жыл бұрын
13 Signal Regt. (Birgelen, Germany), now closed, also had Pusher. Unlike a lot of intercept stations who’s arrays were close to the base 13 Sigs. Pusher was a few miles away in a forest area. I was a Pusher Op. during my time at the Regt. (1973-76).
@simontopple911
Жыл бұрын
You should join the Birgelen Veterans Association. The array was still there I believe when I was there in the early 90s.
@benjamingibson4720
Жыл бұрын
This has been a very interesting series, a few of today's pictures have made me wonder again about the big golf balls that I think are part of listening posts, could you consider a video or series on these in the future please
@StreakyP
Жыл бұрын
Tony Robinson needs to give you a job on "Time team"... Great video. Thanks
@Hiram8866
Жыл бұрын
Love this stuff Lewis. The research is awesome.
@RB9522
Жыл бұрын
The Wullenweber array at Sobe Okinawa, Japan was removed just after 2000. But, unbeknownst to most people the station was replaced with a new array (different technology) at 26d 29' 18.31"N 127d 55' 26.92" E. You can clearly see it on Google Earth.
@COASTALWAVESWIRES
Жыл бұрын
Amazing work and research on this series. I’ve enjoyed these very much!
@I.J.1981.
Жыл бұрын
The antenna at RAAF Base Pearce is a non directional beacon
@samrodian919
Жыл бұрын
Ah dear old Plessey's their original factory was in Vicarage Lane Ilford Essex, and was probably the towns biggest employer along with Ilford Limited the camera film makers. The Plessey site was in full production all through the Second World War making military radios and other electronics. I have no idea if the pusher units were made in Ilford or at some other Plessey facility, but it closed sometime I think in the 1990's and is now the site of a housing estate.
@hvcomputech
Жыл бұрын
I should have waited. Last week I spent over an hour scouring the Azores on Google Earth unsuccessfully, looking for remnants of something no one can see anymore. 😂
@andyalder7910
Жыл бұрын
It's clearly visible but YT deletes my posts when I post co-ordinates. 330m ESE of Canada Vicente Coelho / R. Agualva-Cacém . Southerly portion of the circle stands out like a sore thumb. Plus there is a second antenna site 235m to the East. It's not Lewis manually deleting posts since I refresh immediately and it is gone.
@andyalder7910
Жыл бұрын
My last post with a description of the location was not deleted so Ill continue... if you have Google Maps you might see a 3rd circle in the south of that plot, it is faint but has a clearly circular arc.
@kenlansing1216
Жыл бұрын
I was edified by the inclusion of the three Canadian stations.
@Mike-H_UK
Жыл бұрын
Another great video Lewis. And now I know that a Plessey Pusher is not a drug dealer!!
@suamme1
Жыл бұрын
I would have thought it was a barcode printer since a Plessey Code is one type of symbology in use today.
@lonewolfhamradio
Жыл бұрын
Can’t believe I was at Paramali last winter and missed an antenna that big.
@lonewolfhamradio
Жыл бұрын
haha ! found it
@thisandthat871
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating series Lewis really interesting stuff I wonder if the Cyprus site was home to the Lincolnshire poacher too? 👍
@Tomteeejay
Жыл бұрын
Lincolnshire Poacher was the other side of Cyprus at RAF Akrotiri.
@thisandthat871
Жыл бұрын
@@TomteeejayAhh that's what they want you to think Thank you for the clarification
@Tomteeejay
Жыл бұрын
@@thisandthat871 No problem. Thanks for the reply.
@keithglaysher9201
Жыл бұрын
Hi, not a circular antenna, but one of the largest log periodic antennas I have ever seen was located at the Piestock end of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, it was massive and would have put any Steppir amateur antenna to shame, it stood atop a 200ft mast and was rotatable, it disappeared in the 90s sometime I wondered if it was a part of the same DF systems the military used as the NATO underground war planning rooms were located about a country mile away in Aldershot
@SocialistDistancing
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the diagrams.
@DanielleWhite
Жыл бұрын
I had noticed the offset ring at Chicksands in the previous video and nearly asked. I also noticed there are two other, much smaller outlines elsewhere in the area of the largest ring.
@peterhopkins7505
Жыл бұрын
All sites are gone, but their abilities are not lost just in new equipment and wider frequencies.
@joeblow8593
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you doing these videos.
@jakobole
Жыл бұрын
A pusher? There? I tell you, using drugs has taken over!
@Steve_Wardley_G6JEF
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff coming up there Lewis, I wonder how often transmissions from radio amateurs are used to test out all this sort of stuff. If you needed signals coming in from random locations, random frequencies and at random times then a ham is your man.
@gunsablazin2975
Жыл бұрын
Amazing antenna. Thanks for this.
@CheshireTomcat68
Жыл бұрын
The artefacts left are fascinating!
@jameshunter2993
5 ай бұрын
Hms forest moor nr Harrogate was the receive station for Polaris the transmitter station was at Inskip in Lancashire transmitting on vlf
@charlieoscar09
Жыл бұрын
Talk about the use of a word .......😆 Thanks for the video
@peterking2794
Жыл бұрын
Hi, At 5:30 there is an image of a log periodic antenna on a mast. It made me remember seeing something very similar on or near Dunstable Downs about 25 years ago, I've always wondered what they were for? I don't remember seeing much in the way of buildings however. Great video, as ever. Cheers!
@kevinrkinsella
Жыл бұрын
Home Office monitoring service according to the notices. The place had its own bus stops on each side of the road (now the B489) and a Concrete access roadway. It was on the Aylesbury to Luton United Counties bus route. Perhaps the activity was underground, it’s very rural around there and the Cold War was keeping Builders busy. Not far from the (now demolished) national phone exchange.
@peterking2794
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinrkinsella That's great Kevin. Thank you for your reply. Another mystery solved! Cheers!
@boilerroombob
Жыл бұрын
Who dares wins Lewis xx
@davidsradioroom9678
Жыл бұрын
H would love to hook up my HF receiver to one of those antenna arrays.
@gonzinigonz
Жыл бұрын
You can visit RAF Digby, we went a few years back. I think it was free, meet in the carpark opposite.
@simontopple911
Жыл бұрын
Can you go in? Can't imagine they'd let you wander about there!!! I served there for a few years back I the 90s.
@0liver0verson9
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff!
@brianjrichman
Жыл бұрын
Penhale antennas look to be linear arrays of magnetic loops. Is there a different kind of receive antenna than a mag loop that is circular like that?
@Milcom34
Жыл бұрын
Thanks RM. Great Stuff**** Take Care.
@thomascrown9109
Жыл бұрын
Loving this
@wes11bravo
Жыл бұрын
I guess there are better means of HF/DF now? Any of us who are fans of using the HF bands as Amateur Operators or Shortwave Listeners would leap at the opportunity to use any of these military arrays - very cool!!
@scottkludgedorsey4805
Жыл бұрын
Better methods of phase comparison today make it possible to get similar performance with smaller arrays... and the one killer for these arrays is that they could not get elevation angle and it turns out that if you know about current conditions having elevation angle is very useful. But a lot of it is just that so much communication has moved from HF to satellite services that there is less of a need for HF surveillance.
@tpa6120a2dwp
Жыл бұрын
@@scottkludgedorsey4805 I was wondering too with what kind of system these giant installations were replaced - or if the shift from HF to Satellite just made them obsolete. The latter would mean giving up the capability for precise HF direction finding, so in theory if someone today were to use HF for purposes that might "interest" the military/government, they would have an advantage today vs. back when the big arrays were in operation.
@scottkludgedorsey4805
Жыл бұрын
@@tpa6120a2dwp : There are still some HFDF systems out there, most of them smaller arrays but many of them are taller with multiple vertical levels of dipoles in order to measure elevation angle. But these days you can get location precision as good with a truck-mounted adcock array as you could with a wullenweber... even if your ability to detect weak signals is far less.
@ootachi
Жыл бұрын
"Circles... so hip right now" -America in the cold war
@davidinsvaz7883
Жыл бұрын
Did I miss Berlin?
@davidpenn2518
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lewis for such informative info. Anything on GB3SL from 80-90s? Dave M3TDZ..
@RingwayManchester
Жыл бұрын
I’ve got a big video written with never before heard audio from my archives . Coming soon
@JimAllen-Persona
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a bunch of bike lock racks
@WyeindependantMedia
Жыл бұрын
how did you find the Stirling lines pusher, have you got a pin for it pretty please?.
@andyalder7910
Жыл бұрын
It is just West of Buchanan Coaches but YT autodeletes my comment if I put GPS co-ordinates for it.
@GluteMaximuz
Жыл бұрын
@@andyalder7910 ///originate.slightly.letter
@GluteMaximuz
Жыл бұрын
///originate.slightly.letter
@CathodeRayNipplez
Жыл бұрын
I wonder why so many have gone to the trouble and cost of removing the installations entirely as opposed to simply abandoning it as so often happens with defunct systems.
@Larri-b
Жыл бұрын
SAS are no longer at Stirling lines
@davekeith576
Жыл бұрын
The earth is round, the eye is round , mostly planets suns .Are round . Houses use to be ,??? Round.Crators on the moon Round .
@grahamfisher5436
Жыл бұрын
very nice.. anyway.... speaking of round........ how many sides does a circle ○ have ?
@AubsUK
Жыл бұрын
I don't seem to be able to post messages (albeit lengthy); they keep getting deleted after a short while. I don't have issues on any other channel except this one. If there's an issue, please let me know, otherwise there's no point me continuing to follow.
@andyalder7910
Жыл бұрын
Me too, but I was posting GPS locations and have had trouble doing that on YT previously.
@RingwayManchester
Жыл бұрын
Drop me an email ringwaymanchester@mail.com
@Boodieman72
Жыл бұрын
Where these receiver only locations?
@RingwayManchester
Жыл бұрын
Yes
@lordmichaelharris1710
Жыл бұрын
Sas. Sbs used bowman and satellite phones they do not transmit much too keep canceled their position one trooper would be communication expert in the troop royal signals British army were heavily involved with their training and equipment and most was encrypted too
@miauwgabriel3547
Жыл бұрын
As if you can try to make a video about it.
@glennwillems9924
Жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, another great installment on the wonderful world of HF RF. Keep up the good work! 73 de Glenn ON4WIX
@Contactwaitout.
Жыл бұрын
Great piece, well done 👏
@RoyArmy-WREW918
Жыл бұрын
Diego Garcia BIOT (British Indian Ocean Territory) was my home back in 1984-1985. They had at that time a Receiver Site close to the main base, and at the furthest point away the Transmitter Facility (Was where I was). Worked on 2 AN/FRT-83 100W HF, 10 AN/FRT-84 1KW, and 10 AN/FRT-85 10KW Transmitters. Later on heard they added at least 10 more AN/FRT-85's. main Antennae's were Conical Monopoles and a couple large HF Rhombic. Was also first time I saw HF Helical Cable. Man, your bringing back some more memories...
@JDWatkins
Жыл бұрын
I find your topics on communications absolutely facinating. The quality of your research oh these topics has been very well done. I for one never tire on the obscure use of comms and it's history. Please, keep up the fantastic work. You are easily my #1 KZitem channel to follow.
@lindsayheyes925
Жыл бұрын
The Plessey Pusher array at Credenhill was probably not used by the SAS, who occupied the site relatively recently - it was formerly RAF Credenhill.
@ds9268
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lewis for another amazing video, First!!!!
@erichowell222
Жыл бұрын
It was interesting to see that my picture of Diego Garcia that I have on Flickr was used in this
@donbrearley3148
Жыл бұрын
This is fun. Keep em coming. Thank you!
@TheSillyshyguy
Жыл бұрын
Most excellent Comrade! The chairman will be pleased with your work :)
@karlbarpov3818
Жыл бұрын
Really been enjoying this series, keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next installment! 👍
@ThePsiclone
Жыл бұрын
Knock knock.. Who's there? Man Man who? *door flies in * # at gunpoint# Man you're f***ed, get on the floor and hands behind your back, you're coming with us. * zip ties hands and feet, black bag over the head, drags you out the house * Just kidding, it'll probably never happen...right? Lewis? LEWIS????
@dfpguitar
Жыл бұрын
does anyone know if current intercontinental missiles can be tapped/jammed/disrupted with communications equipment ?
@andreVE4BK
Жыл бұрын
The Leitrim station near Ottawa, Canada is pronounced Lee Trim, not Lie Trim as you said. I worked there in the mid-70’s. Cheers
@e30325ikiller
Жыл бұрын
to ensure the bookies are always able to deliver best odds instantly to their customers
@mr.pavone9719
Жыл бұрын
What causes the scars? Is it the physical activity inside or does the radio emissions have anything to do with it? I'm inclined to think it's the physical activity.
@RingwayManchester
Жыл бұрын
Just the concrete base it’s built on
@156dave
Жыл бұрын
Now plessey is a shadow of its former self I suppose it’s all Rohde and Schwarz nowadays
@RingwayManchester
Жыл бұрын
You’re not wrong there Dave. I know Roke manor provide stuff in the uk.
@zomhby
Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍
@pomonabill220
Жыл бұрын
Interesting the varying conditions of these different sites and how they are "crumbling" and disappearing! Thank You for the post.
@grahamrankin4725
Жыл бұрын
Would like an episode on the NAS listening site just over the ridge from the Greenbank Radio Astronomy site in West Virginia in what is known as a radio quiet zone.
@miauwgabriel3547
Жыл бұрын
It looks like there is an Australian listening post in Cocos island, which are suspected to monitor Indonesian naval and air force operations.
@robertmeyer4744
Жыл бұрын
that great. when you complete this series a playlist will be super. 73's
@bodstrup
Жыл бұрын
The Bornholm site is mow a SIGINT Museum 😊
@RobSchofield
Жыл бұрын
Excellent! Keep it up.
@Finny14754
Жыл бұрын
I live in RAF Henlow Bedfordshire , we’ve got the old USAAF base chicksands up the road , it used to have a huge one of these at it years ago .
@mu7095
Жыл бұрын
This was an interesting find on google.. 34°22'29.71" N 108°36'38.79" E . Its near a megalithic pyramid site, to the east of here.. 34°22'28.58" N 108°41'52.76" E
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