Omega Tower Trelew
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Trelew Omega Transmitter (station F) situated at Golfo Nuevo, 40 km outside Trelew
, Argentina
at 43.053553°S 65.190781°W used as antenna a 366 metre high guyed steel mast, insulated against ground, which was the tallest construction in South America and was demolished on June 23, 1998 by explosives.
According to Wikimapia all buildings of facility are still existing. Their use is unknown. At 43°3'8"S 65°12'2"W there is a small red-white painted radio mast on the former site. It is unknown, if it was built before or after the termination of OMEGA Navigation System
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Trelew
-References:La Pasión según Trelew, Espejo de la Argentina, 1997, Editorial Planeta Argentina S.A.I.C.; Third Edition: April 2000, Buenos Aires, ISBN 950-742-859-3-External links:* * * *...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
at 43.053553°S 65.190781°W used as antenna a 366 metre high guyed steel mast, insulated against ground, which was the tallest construction in South America and was demolished on June 23, 1998 by explosives.
According to Wikimapia all buildings of facility are still existing. Their use is unknown. At 43°3'8"S 65°12'2"W there is a small red-white painted radio mast on the former site. It is unknown, if it was built before or after the termination of OMEGA Navigation System
OMEGA Navigation System
OMEGA was the first truly global radio navigation system for aircraft, operated by the United States in cooperation with six partner nations.-History:OMEGA was originally developed by the United States Navy for military aviation users...
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