Whitmore Radio Range Station

USA / California / Shingletown / Whitmore Road

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Commissioned in 1944. In an effort to support the war effort and conserve steel, this site used wood utility poles as antenna masts and looped wire pole-to-pole for the antennas.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-frequency_radio_range

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Coordinates: 40°37'30"N 121°59'48"W

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