Marinefunksendestelle Marlow, Military transmission facility in Marlow, Germany.
Marinefunksendestelle Marlow is a German Navy transmitting station on an roughly 80-hectare site in Marlow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its most visible structure is a rotating shortwave antenna 91.5 m high and 80 m wide, mounted on a stand; twelve smaller antennas stand elsewhere on the grounds. A 106.3 m reinforced-concrete telecommunications tower and a service building from 2004, housing the transmitter room, offices, workshop and canteen, complete the site.
The facility has existed since 1975. After the Wende it was taken over by the Bundeswehr, and around the turn of the millennium Daimler Benz Aerospace modified the roughly 80-hectare site for long-distance shortwave traffic. The rotating antenna visible from afar was erected in 1999, and a new service building followed in spring 2004.
The station's callsign is DHO26. Around 20 soldiers work in shifts around the clock to keep the transmitters running, and all installations can be remote-controlled from the naval headquarters in Glücksburg. The site is fenced military property, so the rotating antenna is seen from outside rather than visited.
The facility is visible from the surrounding area with the main antenna tower dominating the landscape. Visitors should note that this is a military installation and access may be restricted or limited.
The rotating antenna stands 91.5 metres tall and 80 metres wide, with twelve smaller antennas beside it on the roughly 80-hectare site. All systems can be controlled remotely from the naval headquarters in Glücksburg, and 20 soldiers keep the station running around the clock in shifts.
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