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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: Fansome on April 25, 2016, 2243 UTC

Title: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Fansome on April 25, 2016, 2243 UTC

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

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Fansome on April 26, 2016, 0827 UTC

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

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Pigmeat on April 26, 2016, 1239 UTC

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

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Terry on April 26, 2016, 2103 UTC

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.

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: redhat on April 27, 2016, 1347 UTC

Quote from: Terry on April 26, 2016, 2103 UTC

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

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Terry on April 28, 2016, 0044 UTC

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.

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Pigmeat on April 28, 2016, 0506 UTC

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.

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Oliver on April 28, 2016, 0710 UTC

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...

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: James Brownyard on May 02, 2016, 1225 UTC

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

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

Title: Re: The Russian Woodpecker
Post by: Pigmeat on May 02, 2016, 1802 UTC

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