Transmitter Heilsberg
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The transmitter Heilsberg was a large transmitter in the former East Prussia, approx.. 3 kilometers northwest from Lidzbark Warmiński (before 1945: Heilsberg) at the road from Heilsberg to Prussian Eylau. It went on December 15th, 1930 with a transmitting power of 60 kilowatts in service and used as antenna a vertical cage antenna, which was hung up at a rope spun between two 102 metre tall free-standing wood towers in a distance of 200 meters. In 1935 the transmitting power was increased to 100 kilowatts. Also the vertical cage aerial was replaced by a dipole with top capacity and coil, which was carried by a 115 metre high free standing wood tower. This was replaced in 1940 by a 151 meter high guyed mast of lattice steel of square cross section, which was insulated against ground. In addition, a triangle plane aerial and a 50 metre high guyed mast also insulated against ground were installed. On 31 January 1945 the facility was destroyed to the largest part of the withdrawing armed forces. After 2. World War there was on the station area for years a transmitter of the Soviet foreign service. Today, the site is a military area, presumably used for communications purposes.
