FIVE SOVIET HIGH-FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATIONS.

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FIVE SOVIET .HIGH-FREQUENC, ,Y
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Puhhshd and Dlssatnasd by
CE*tAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PNOTOGWIRC IN79LLIG NCK CINTii
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Declass Review, by NIMA/DOD
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FIVE SOVIET HIGH-FREQUENCY
BROADCASTING STATIONS
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PREFACE
This joint photographic intelligence report has been prepared by the Army,
Navy, and Central Intelligence Agency in response to requests for a photographic
analysis of five selected high-frequency broadcasting stations located at Novoal-
birak, Alma-Ata, Stalinabad, Tbilisi, and Komsomolsk, USSR.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
INTRODUCTION .......................................... 7
SUMMARY .............................................. 7
NOVOSIBIRSK HIGH-FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATION ........... 8
ALMA-ATA HIGH-FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATION ............. 13
STALINABAD IfIGH-FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATION ........... 17
TBILISI HIGH-FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATION ............... 21
KOMSOMOLSK HIGH-FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATION ........... 25
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
F18ure 24, Photograph of the Kamso molsk Station..... ... .... ...... 25
Figure 25. Operations Area at the Komsatttolsk Station ...if:... .. ........ 26
Figure 26: Goomonic Projection Map .......... .......: '....... ............. 27
Figure 19, Location Map Showing the Tbilisi Station ......... ...................... 21
Figure 20. Operations Atea at the Tbilisi Station ....................t ............ 22
Figure 21. Gnomonic Projection Map ... ................ ............... 23
Figure 22. Housing and Administration Area at the Tbilisi Station ..................... 24
Figure 23. Location Map Showing the Kemsomolik Sutton . .... . ............ 25
Figure 5. Perspective Drawing of Self-Supporting Lattice Tower ................... 9
Figure 6. Gnomonic Projection Map ......................................... . 10
Figure 7. Perspective Drawing of Monitor-Roofed Transmitter Building ................ 11
Figure B. Housing and Administration Area at the Novoolbirsit Station .. ? .............. 12
Figure 9. Location Map Showing the Alma-Ata Station ............................ 13
Figure 10. Photograph of the Alma-Ata Station .:: ................................ 13
Figure 11. Operations Area at the Alma-Ata Station .............................. 14
Figure 12. Housing and Administration Area at tj . Alma-Ata Station ........ 15
Figure 13. Gnomonic Projection Map .................................. .... 16
Figure 14. Location Map Showing the Stalin" Station .......................... 17
Figure 15. Photograph of the Stalinabad Stilfon ................................. 17
Figure 16. Operations Area at the Stalinabad Station ................. ............ 18
Figure 17, Gnomonic Projection Map ........................................ 19
Figure 18. Housing and Administration Area at the Stalinabad Station .................. 20
Figure 1. General Orientation Map ......................................... 6
Figure 2. Location Map Showing the Novosibirsk Station .......................... ' 8
Figure 3. Photograph of the Novosibirsk Station .... ........... ? . . . . . . ? ? 8
Figure 4. Operations Area at the Novosibirsk Station ............................. 9
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This report is based on_ manicatlons centers in the USSR. These sixth station of similar desi~, located
=aerial photography of five selected, centers are Novosibirsk, Alma-Ata, Sta- at Tashkent, and a seventh station, located
similarly designed high-frequency broad- linabad, Tbilisi, and Komsomolsk (see at Sverdlovsk, are described in other
casting stations located at major com- general orientation map, Figure 1). A reports. J Since the self-supporting
SUMMARY
In the design of the five high-
frequency broadcasting stations described
in this report, attention apparently has
been focused on flexibility, a high degree
of standardization, and maximum plant
usage. These have been achieved in
the following manner: (1) by erecting
two separate groups of lattice towers,
probably for separate frequency range
bands; (2) by antenna switching; (3) by
construction of two identical transmitter
buildings; and (4) by the common utili-
zation of power, water, and general support
facilities,
Each station exhibits similar physical
characteristics, although the layout,
number of towers, and other facilities
vary, probably on the basis of the re-
quirement of the particular station. A
major similarity of each station is that
each has two roughly parallel groups of
self-supporting lattice. towers, from which
high.-frequency curtain ;agpyta are sus-
pended. Also, one group is predominantly
taller than the other, and at all but one
station (Komsomolsk) there are two
identical transmitter buildings.
All but one of the five stations
(that at Komsomolsk) appear to be In
various stages of construction. Some
of those 'under construction may be In
partial operation. The large size of
each station indicates an, extended effort
by the USSR to increase its high-frequency
broadcasting capability. Also, 1) is to
noted that {zimuthal orientations of
some of the s tense at these stations
are only a few degrees apart. This
fact indicates that the stations may use
space diversity transmissions,
These five stations may serve one or
more of the following functions: inter-
national broadcasting, domestic broad-
casting, and jamming. A significant
increase in multilingual Soviet broad-
lattice towers at all five stations are
identical except for measurements, they
are described in detail only under the
first station -- Novosibirsk.
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Radio Moscow increased its output to the
Middle East (Iran) from Stalinabad and
Tashkent. J Thq Tashkent area is com-
pletely covered by aerial photography, and
the high-frequency broadcasting station
near Tashkent (similar to the type dis-
cussed in this report) is the only Tash-
kent station which is oriented toward the
Middle East and which is suitable for
international broadcasting,
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NOVOSIBIRSK HIGH-FREQUENCY
BROADCASTING STATION
This station is located it 54-55N
82-52E, 7 nautical miles south of Novo-
sibirsk (see location map, Figure 2).
It is situated on nearly level terrain,
approximately 500 feet above sea level.
each with 2 associated cooling ponds; and
miscellaneous storage/support-type build-
ings. A 30-foot-wide paved road serves
the station and connects with the road net
leading to the urban area of Novosibirsk.
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Curtain Arrays: The 39 self-
supporting lattice towers are arranged
in two groups, designatedas Tower Groups
"A" and "B" (see line drawing, Figure 4).
Both groups are oriented north-northeast/
south-southwest and are generally paral-
lel. The towers range in height from=
to 365 feet. In some places the tower
groups are as near to each other as
1,100 feet and in other places all far
apart as 1,800 feet. Neither group du-
plicates the spacing or arrangement of
the other. The towers in Group "A"
are more uniform in heighttand spacing
than those in Group "B".
Tower Group 'A," which consists
of 17 self-supporting lattice towers (items
1-17) extending over a straight-line dis-
tance of 5,100 feet (accumulated, 5,860
feet), is located along the eastern aide
of the operations area. Each tower
supports parallel horizontal crossarms
(see perspective drawing, Figure 5). The
positioning of these towers and the spacing
of the crosearms indicate that the towers
support curtain arrays. The topmost
crossarm supports the cables which are
FIGUE t. LOCAT(oN MAP SNOWING THE NOVOSUIata
STATION.
The station includes a fenced operations
area and a housing and administration
area (see photograph, Figure 3). The
operations area is roughly rectangular
and covers approximately 400 acres
(8,300 by 2,100 feet). Security measures
for this area consist of a perimeter fence
with five guard towers and a check point
at the entrance. The area contains 39
self-supportin; lattice towers, arranged
in two groups, from which high-frequency
curtain arrays are suspended; 4 rhombic
antennas; 2Identical transmitter buildings,
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being used to suspend and hold the an-
tennas vertically. Horizontal tension is
probably maintained by steel cables on
the subsequent lower crossarms. Towers
I and 2, support top crosearms 20 feet
long and towers 3.17 support top crose,-
arme_long. Smaller horizontal
crossarms are positioned along the vefa-
tical axis of each tower. The bases of
towers 1 and 2 are 20 feet square and
of towers 3-17, -square. Between
towers 4 and 5, 5 and 6, 10 and It, and
14 and 15 are small unidentified objects,
probably switching and phase-changing
devices. This suggests that the curtain
arrays may be capable of transmitting
in two directions. Table 1 gives the
azimuth orientation of a perpendicular
to a line projected from one tower to
the next, together with the tower meaa-
urements (tower numbers are keyed to -
Figure 4).
Tower Group "B," which consists of
22 self-supporting lattice towers (items
18-39) ett`lhding over a straight-line dis-
tance of 5,200 feet (accumulated, 5,700
feet), is located along the western sid6
of the operations area. Each tower
supports parallel' horizontal crossarms
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from which curtain arrays are suspended.
Towers 21-28, and 32-39 support top
crossarms which measure _ The
length of the top crossarms on towers
18-20 and 29-31 cannot be determined.
The bases of towers), 21-27 and 32-39
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of towers 18-20 and 28-31 Ineasureo
feet square.
Again, as in. Tower Group "A,"
probable switching and phase-changing
devices are positioned on the ground
(between towers 29 and 30, 33 and 34,
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FIGURE 4. OPERATIONS AREA AT THE NOVOSIBIRSK STATION. TM. Lo.I.9 .M+. .M 19 wNayBrtlnj 7min I'--
34 and 35, and 37 and 38), suggesting
that the curtain arrays may be capable
of transmitting in two directidns. Table
2 gives the azimuth orientation of a
perpendicular to a line projected from
one tower to the next, together with the
tower measurements (tower numbers are
keyed to Figure 4).
In Tables I and 2, both front and
back azimuthal readings are tabulated.
These azimuths are grouped, tabulated for
both tower groups, and totaled in Table 3.
Tow.r No. Might `11 Ol.t To,.r. N~?n OMmbtlo.'
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290 110/290
295 109/249
245 110/290
290 110/290
294 -
205 110/290
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240
240
290
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205
200
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265
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The above azimuths have been aver-
aged and plotted on a gnomonic projection
map which indicates the general areas
which may be covered by the arrays
suspended from the towers (see Figure6).
Rhombic Antennas: Two single
and two double rhombic antennas are
located in the operations area. One
double rhombic is located in the northern
end of the area, and one double and two
single rhombics itl.the southern end. One
double and one sfpgle rhombic are ar-
ranged in a pair for day and night fre-
quencies. No feed 4r dissipation lines can
be identified. Rhombic antenna measure-
ments are listed in Table 4 (antennas are
keyed to Figure 4, and their orientations
are shown on the map, Figure 6).
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The two transmitter buildings (Figure
4, items A and D) are situated between
the two tower groups and are connected
by a service road. For a perspective
of this type of building, see Figure 7.
PIGUR! 7, PERSPECTIVE DRAWING OP MONITOR-ROOFED
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4s a transformer building (item B) and
25X1 D)yo cooling ponds (item C). Transmitter
building A has a modified T-shaped
appearance measures 230 by ~nd
-high, and provides 17,710 square
feet of covered floor space. This building
25X1 Das a flat roof with a flat-roofed longi-
tudinal monitor which is -M high and
_ wide, probably for ventilation and
light. Two vents- square and 100
feet apart are located on the western
side of the lower roof. The two cooling
ponds, 55 feet In diameter and 440 feet
apart, are located outside the building on
the some side as the vents in the roof.
In the center of each pond is a fountain
used to facilitate the cooling of the water.
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Transformer building B, located 110 feet
in front of transmitter building A, is a
gable-roofed building and
=high, with a chimneylike structure
extending upward from the roof of either
end of the northern side of the building.
Associated with transmitter building
D is transformer building E and two
cooling ponds (item F), which are identical
to those associated with transmitter build-
ing A and described above, except that
the ponds are closer together and the
transformer building is farther from the
transmitter building.
It is impossible to identify any feed
lines from the transmitter buildings to
any of the towers, rhombic antennas, or
probable switching and phase-changing
devices. Thus it cannot be determined
which antennas are used by a particular
transmitter building. Also within the
operations area, besides the transmitter
and transformer buildings andtponds, are
16 miscellaneous buildings which provide
a total covered floor space of 33,730
square feet. A description of each building
is given in Table 5 (buildings are keyed
to Figure 4).
Overhead Power and/or Communications
Lines
Two overhead wire lines enter the
station from the northeast. These lines
supply power and possibly land-line corn-
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munications to the station. Both lines
appear to emanate from a wire line located
2 nautical miles from the station. For
one of these two lines, which supply both
transformer buildings, there are masts
averaging 55 feet high and spaced at
intervals of 450 feet outside of the station
and 300 feet apart within the operations
area. For the other line there are poles
averaging 50 feet high and spaced at
irregular intervals but not more than
350 feet apart,
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HOUSING AND
ADMINISTRATION AREA
The housing and administration area
(see line drawing, Figure B) Is located
outside the operations area at its northeast
corner. There are 31 buildings in this
area, totaling over 94,000 square feet of
floor space. Eighteen buildings appear
to be ushd for housing. These houses
consist of 56 family-type units and suffi-
cient billets for 100 personnel. A des-
cription of each building is given inTable 6
(building numbers are keyed to Figure B).
TABLE 6. 8TRUCTURES IN ]SOUSING AND
AD1gaNInrRA770N AREA, N0005t5IRSK
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ALMA-ATA HIGH-FREQUENCY
BROADCASTING STATION
This. station is located at 43-30N and miscellaneous storage-support-type
77-OOE, 13 nautical miles north of Alma- buildings, The station is served by an all-
Ata (see location map, Figure 9), The weather road from Alma-Ata,
station includes a fenced operations area
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Curtain Arrays: The 26 self-
supporting lattice towers and 4 tower
bases are arranged in two groups, des-
ignated as Tower Groups "A" and "B"
(see line drawing, Figure 11). The two
tower groups are roughly parallel, but
neither group duplicates the spacing or
arrangement of the other. Small uniden.
tified objects located between the towers
are probable switching andphase-changing
devices. Except in measurements, these
towers are Identical to those at Novo-
sibirsk (see page 9).
Tower Group "A" consists df nine
self-supporting lattice towers (items 1-6
and 8-10) and concrete bases for four
additional towers (items 7 and 11.13).
All tower bases measure approximately
_ square, and top crossarms meas.
ure approximately 45 feet in length. This
group is situated in a relatively straight
line along the eastern edge of the opera-
tions area and to oriented south-south.
west/north-northeast. Tower Group "A"
dimensions are given In Table 7 (tower
numbers are keyed to Figure 11).
Tower Group "a" consists of 17
PMUae9. LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE AtMA.ATA
STAUGH,
and a housing and administration area (see
photograph, Figure 10). The operations
area is roughly rectangular and covers
approximately 470 acres (7,500 by 2,750
feet). It contains 26 self-supporting laftlca
towers, arranged in two tower groups,
which support high-frequency currein,',, .self-supporting lattice towers (items 14.
arrays; bases for 4 additional towers; 6 '- 30) arranged in a relatively straight line
rhombic antennas; 2transmitterbuildings; and located on the western edge of the
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FIGURE la PHOTOGRAPH OP THE ALMA.ATA STATION.
TABLE T. DATA ON TOWER GROUP -A-,
ALYA?ATA
Tow. No. U.ight Dtam.. D.w..,, A5-ut
(B.) Tow.. , Orbn/Wo.?
(n.) ' . (?)
I Sao
2 860
3 350
4 ago
e 850
5, A60
7(' u/c
e 350
9 350
to 350
n u/c
17 u,c
13 u/c
ago
375
375
375
875
390
876
375
all
178
375
ITS
510/390
186/316
185/S16
operations area. Group "B" is. oriented
in the same general direction as Group
"A." Tower bases measure approximately
20 feet square(and the top crossarms are
approximately 20 feet in length. Dimen-
alona of Tower Group "B" are given in
Table 8 (tower numbers are keyed to
Figure 11).
In Tables 7 and 8, both front and back
azimuthal readings are tabulated, These
Town No. H.leht Di.t.no. 8.t...,, A.anuth
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(n.) (?)
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tow...
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765
750
756
718
736
790
750
750
716
755
755
700
760
795
755
755
Ael.uth Or1..tallon Oro.p -A- Group -; YY
Total
r
azimuths are grouped, tabulated for both The above azimuths have bee6 ver-
tower groups, and,totaled in Table 9. aged and plotted on .,& gnomonic projection 11
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map which Indicates the general areas
which may be covered by the arrays
(see Figure .13). Azimuth orientations
130?/310? and- have been Included
on the map with the azimuth orientation
group
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Rhombic Antennae: The six double
rhombic antennas (nee Figure 11, Items
a through f), which are located,in the
northern portion of the operations area,
are arranged in,, three pairs (one day and
one night in each pair). Dissipation lines
are evident, indicating that these rhombics Structures
are probably utilized for transmitting. The two transmitter buildings (Figure
Rhombic antenna measurements are given 11, items A and B) are located approx-
in Table 10, and the azimuthal orients- imately midway between Tower Groups
tions are shown on the map, Figure 13, "A" and "B." For a perspective of this
page 16 type of building, see Figure 7. Transmitter
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At Angle hide Find Pulse Pula. polo,. Angle hlsJo A.I.
Anteoo. (ft.) (h.) (It.) (It,) (It.) (ft.) (? ) (?)
building A is under construction; trans-
mitter building B, however, appears to be
completed, Associated with the completed
transmitter building is a transformer
building under construction (item C), two
cooling ponds (item D), two possible tuning
houses (items E and F), and one possible
switching building (item G). Also within
the operations area are several miscel-
laneous buildings. A 70,foot-high stick
mast is adjacent to onQ:ot these buildings
(item H). A description of each structure,
is given in Table 11 (building letters are
keyed to Figure 11).
TABLE 11. STRUCTURES IN OPERATIONS AREA,
ALSIA?ATA
Building D..orlpUo. Di.-am. FoenUo
(ft.)
it One nary. Trars.dt.
maaltor roof to bldg.
C gaon. bta ooof, in bids.
U/C
D Two pond. Coon.
One story, PPossible
not cood t tuning
not to.
houa
-for me
town
group
F na roof tuningbl.
for
boon
group
One .t
?ey, Poe?Ibl.
11. roof ..Robe.
bldg far
rha:bto.
II On, awry, Possible
flat
root, Im.l oow?
/m.ot~ wuaia..
1 d
..a
on. awry,
hipped roof
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bldg.
Overhead Power and/or Communication
Lines
An overhead wire line enters the
operations area from the south. Another
line, under construction, enters from the
southwest. Both lines terminate at the
transformer building (Item C). The func-
tion of these lines is to supply power and
possibly land-line communications to the,
station. The poles supporting the wire
line from the south are 90 feet high and
are spaced 520 feet apart. The line from
the southwest has Its pole-line bases
spaced 520 feet apart.
HOUSING AND
ADMINISTRATION AREA
South of and adjacent to the operations
area is the housing and administration
area (see line drawing, Figure 12), which
contains 18 buildings. Several, of the
buildings are incomplete, and in one case,
only the foundation is apparent. Six of the
buildings are temporary quarters, pos-
sibly for construction workers. A des-
cription of each building is given in Table
12 (building numbers are keyed to Figure
12).
TABLE it. 5TRUCPUH FAIN HOUSING AND
ADMINISTRATION AREA, ALRA?ATA
Building
Description
Dist-Ion.
Faced.
(h.)
8
On@ story,
go. all
Possible
hipped ,.al
quart.rs
a
I,46sped,
Undetermined
Undone..
aonll.oed
Consists mly
wlud
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Building Description
one scary,
m dified I).
hyed, hiplad
roof
L-shaped,
rage transit
Ode story,
modlfled
u-.n d
htpp.d roar
One ebony
hlpped roof
On. story,
hipped root
Do..tary,
hipped roof
Divenelon.
Funollon
Building
D.-Miptlm
(laa of
pWm pawp
eet.d
Ioed bew Ii lsoa lit Wwe N. towers tj~
at"
Tower Group "B," positioned in the
northern portion of the operations area,
consists of eight 130-foot towers (items
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26-29 and 33-36) and eight 200-foot towers
(items 21-25 and 30-32), Towers 21-25
are located within an area 2,200 feet
southwest of tower 26. As In Tower
Group "A," the crossarms are apparently
present but cannot be measured, Tower
Group "B" measurements are given- in
Table 19 (tower numbers are keyed to
Figure 20).
Tow., No. 11e1aht Dlatanae aetw>n Aalmuth
(1t.) Tom.,. orientation.
(ft.) ` (.)
21 900
22 200
23 200
24 200
25 200
20 120
21 lao
28 too
21 lao
no 200
If 200
at 200
33 190
34 130
an 190
as 130
?Pxpendlava.r e . TIM pro ent.d h.tw>n cenwe of
--Omitted becen.. tows,. are too wld.ly >p.rated.
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back azimuthal readings are tabulated,
These azimuths are grouped, tabulated for
both tower groups, and totaled in Table 20.
Azimuth Qbntuloe Group ?A? Group ?a? Total
(?)
1 2
I 1
4
7 :1 4
11 10 21
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aged and plotted on a gnomonic projection
map which indicates the general areas
which may be covered by the arrays
rsuspended from these towers (see Figure
21). Azimuth orientation has
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been included on the map with the azimuth
orientation group and
azimuth orientation has been
included with the
group. No azimuth orientation has been
included for a line between towers IR and
19 In Group "A" because of the existence
of a power line passing between the towers
which Indicates the probable lack of a
curtain between them. Also, no azimuth
orientation has been included for a line
between towers 25 and 26 In Group "B,"
since these towers are too widely sepa-
rated.
Between towers 25 and 26 (2,200feet)
there are ground scars which indicate that
two rhombic antennas exist or are under
construction. The orientation and meas-
urements of these antennas cannot be de-
termined. Between these scars an4tower
26 there is a rectangular area, 1,050 by
500 feet, of numerous scars which may
be excavations for stick manta. and guy-
wire anchors.
Probable Vertical Radiator; In the
southwest portion of the operations area
there is a probable guyed vertical radiator,
with a height in excess of 500 feet. A small
transmitter building is located nearby
(item G). The presence of the vertical
radiator with the associated building in-
dicates the existence of a probable local
broadcasting facility.
Structures
Besides the small transmitter build-
ing, there are two large transmitter build-
ings (items A and D), Identical in size and
configuration, situated between Tower
Groups "A" and "B." Theme buildings are
approximately 4,000 feet apart and are
connected by a service road. For a
perspective of this type of building, see
Figure 7. Associated with each transmitter
building is a transformer building (items
B and E) and two cooling towers (items C
and F).
TABLE. at. STUUCTUREH tb OPERATIONS AREA,
TBILISI
Dullding n..crlptloo
A One story,
onlwr root
D Und.t.rmined
c Two to..r.
o On. story,
monlt. root
E Und.t.r,lned
F Two towers
a t'nd.t.rwln.d
11 One story,
y.niahloot
I One ste '
probablis". roof
J one story,
?ob.root
K one story,
pr.bshl.
gable roof
L Ow..tory,
pobobt.
pbl. roof
Ol.,n.lon.
(ft.)
Functlor
910: as,
?210 o at
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to, bldg.
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