Rugby (MSF) masts are demolished
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That's how you kill history
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Oh that's cool Wikipedia links here. I've done that with a couple of my Wikipedia articles and YouTube videos.
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820 feet is pretty damn tall; are you sure it wasn't 820 above average terrain and they were really shorter than that? What is a tall mast if those aren't?
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i think trhe first charge didn't ruin the base, but ripped a ground wire stabelizer loose
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Main transmitter was GBR on 16 kHz, 1MW. MSF was strung below it.
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I saw the masts once in 1970 when passing by the area in a train. I must say I was surprised that this station was not preserved as an industrial heritage site?
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Such a shame. After a long journey, the sight of these masts were the sign I was nearly home. :-(
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Yes they sent atomic clock signals around the world, i believe
We have masts like this at Anthorn which is in Cumbria..
Coffeee1971 4 years ago
Hi Coffee1971,
I believe I'm correct in saying that the masts you refer to, now carry the signal that was oprignially transmitted by the masts you see demolished in this video. After BT lost the contract I believe.
mw0cqu 4 years ago
yes, to the best of my knowledge, these are the final four of the original 12 60KHz MSF masts.
the previous 8 were demolished in 2004 I believe,
MSF is now transmitted from Cumbria.
The site has been earmarked for re-development - Housing was mentioned as has been a retail park
mw0cqu 4 years ago