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Shortwave "Discone" Antenna, Former AT&T High Seas Radio Transmitter Site, Ocean Gate, NJ, 2009. (fedia.io)

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Shortwave "Discone" Antenna, Former AT&T High Seas Radio Transmitter Site, Ocean Gate, NJ, 2009.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

@[email protected] Love the picture and explanation! Found a couple of these in Portugal a few days ago and was wondering what this type of antenna was for.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VqovixxVmWNL159J7

37.0105050, -8.9520650

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

@[email protected] nice find! I’m not sure what that site is. I’m guessing the transmitter or receivers are in the complex across the road. My guess is Coast Guard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Ah, apparently Portuguese Air Force (according to the signs visible on street view).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

@[email protected] ah cool! The structures across the road looked quite abandoned, but the antennas well maintained.

Could be NATO's Broadcast and Ship to Shore (BRASS) or its sucessor BRASS Enhancement One Target Architecture (BRE1TA):

https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/nl/solutions/aerospace-and-defense/sea/shore-communications/shore-communications_250732.html

https://www.ncia.nato.int/about-us/newsroom/agency-awards-contract-for-shiptoshore-communications-equipment