VLF Transmitter Woodside, Radio transmission facility near Woodside, Victoria, Australia
The VLF Transmitter contained a lattice steel guyed mast reaching 432 meters high, making it the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere until 2015.
Originally planned for New Zealand, the transmitter was relocated to Australia due to protests and began its first broadcast operations in August 1982.
The Port Albert Maritime Museum displays transmission equipment from this former Omega navigation system, preserving its technological significance for future generations.
The transmitter functioned as Station G in the Omega navigation network, providing essential positioning signals to maritime vessels and aircraft across vast distances.
Unlike other Omega transmitters, this structure used electrical insulation at the topmost guys for radiation instead of ceramic insulators supporting the entire weight.
Location: Victoria
Inception: 1982
GPS coordinates: -38.48120,146.93500
Latest update: May 23, 2025 18:10
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