VLF transmitter DHO38

Germany / Niedersachsen / Ostrhauderfehn /
 military, VLF transmitter station
VLF transmitter used to transmit coded orders to submarines of the German Navy and navies of other NATO countries. DHO38 uses an umbrella aerial, which is carried from 8 steel tube masts with a height of 352.8 metres. Each pylon stands on 3 metre tall ceramic cylinders, which serve as insulators for voltages up to 300 kV. The masts are equipped with cylindrical oscillation dampers for better protection against storms.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLF_transmitter_DHO38
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Coordinates:   53°4'46"N   7°36'50"E
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