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Naval Radio Transmitter Facility Grindavik

Iceland / Sudurnes / Grindavik /
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This was the antenna farm used by the Keflavík Naval Communication Station. The largest antennas were used for ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) communications with submerged submarines.
Naval Radio Transmitter Facility Grindavik (NRTF Grindavik) is a transmission facility of the US Navy at Grindavík, Iceland, maintained by the N62 Division. It is active on shortwave and longwave under the callsign TFK on 37.5 kHz.
NRTF Grindavik originally had two towers for its longwave service – the west tower with a height of 243.8 metres (800 ft) and the east tower with a height of 182.9 metres (600 ft) – which were, when built, the tallest man-made objects in Iceland. In 1983, the east tower was replaced by a new tower of the same height. The west tower was replaced by a new 304.8-metre (1,000 ft) guyed mast and 2,500-square-foot (230 m2) helix house, now the second tallest structure in Iceland, after the Hellissandur longwave radio mast.
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Coordinates:   63°50'50"N   22°27'41"W

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  • mYth (guest)
    This is a VLF brodcast facility used for U.S./Allied submarines
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