Malabar Radio Station

The Malabar Radio Station

Malabar Radio Station was a VLF radio telegraphic transmitter in Malabar, Indonesia ( coordinates: 7°6′58.61″S 107°36′22.26″E / 7.1162806°S 107.6061833°E / -7.1162806; 107.6061833), for a radio link to the Netherlands. It used one of the most powerful arc transmitters ever built, which had a power of 2400 kW. Malabar Radio Station used a wire spun between two mountains as an antenna.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "90 jaar radio Malabar - eerste radiotelegrafie-verbinding (1923 - 2013)". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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