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Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!)

From Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de>
Newsgroups uk.tech.broadcast
Subject Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!)
Date 2026-09-26 12:03 +0200
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Am 05.06.26 um 11:00 schrieb JMB99:
> I came across a reference recently to WASHTUB in WWII and was looking 
> into this in Pawley and came across mention of a BBC project giving 
> advice on the provision of mobile long-wave transmitters for use by 
> Regional Commissioners if their area became cut off from central 
> government in the event of invasion.
> 
> Many aspects of Cold War planning evolved from WWII but I had never come 
> across any mention before of "mobile long-wave transmitters".
> 
> Anyone know more?

For medium wave, the German army had mobile medium wave transmitters 
with a mast high of 72m. Such a facility could be used for LW too.

https://vm.schwaben-tech-park.de/geschichte-n/telefunken-virtuelles-museum-story/telefunken-mittelwellensender

Although, multiple LW sites exist in the UK, wasn't it an option to use 
them with higher power?

-- 
Gruß
Marco

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Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!) JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-05 10:00 +0100
  Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!) Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-09-26 12:03 +0200
    Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!) Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-09-26 16:44 +0100
      Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!) liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-09-26 19:49 +0100
        Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!) Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-09-27 11:20 +0100
          Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!) liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-09-27 15:47 +0100
            Re: Long Wave (not Radio 4 LW close!) Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-09-27 21:54 +0100

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