The Russian Woodpecker

[Fansome]

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-top-secret-military-base-hidden-in-chernobyls-irradiated-forest

[Fansome]

The next step is to document the infamous station, "The Turkish Taffy".

[Pigmeat]

If you keep this up I'm going to out you as the "Croydon Cat Ripper".

[Terry]

Interesting article. I found the driven elements of the array interesting.
The taper looks like it may be used for matching impedance and the large diameter should contribute to increasing bandwidth. Hope someone more knowledgeable can comment.

[redhat]

The taper looks like it may be used for matching impedance and the large diameter should contribute to increasing bandwidth. Hope someone more knowledgeable can comment.

That's the jist of it.

+-RH

[Terry]

Thanks RH. It reminded me of the broadband 75/80 meter antenna at W1AW as shown in the antenna book except it was made of wire.

[Pigmeat]

There is a group of old ladies who've returned to live in the restricted zone known as "The Babushkas of Chernobyl". They make a living from selling moonshine to the clean-up crews who rotate in and out of area.

Radioactive moonshine. When it comes to comes to adventure drinking you can't beat the Eastern Europeans.

[Oliver]

There is even a movie about the Babushkas.

http://thebabushkasofchernobyl.com/


Interestingly,at her cottage, Hanna Zavorotyna slices thick chunks of salo, raw pig fat...

[James Brownyard]

Someone filmed a climb to the top. Kinda cool actually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeLjJXvtmxo

[Pigmeat]

I wonder how much of that homemade vodka they had to drink before that seemed like a good idea?