Bodenseesender
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The Bodenseesender (transmitter of Lake Constance) is a radio transmission facility of SWR (until 1998 SWF) near Messkirch-Rohrdorf in Southern Germany for mediumwave established in 1964. It is now used for the propagation of SWR Cont.Ra on the medium wave frequency 666 kHz. Until 1978 the aerial of the medium wave transmitter consisted of 4 guyed steel framework masts, which are insulated against ground. In the mid 1970s two of these masts were dismantled. One of them was rebuilt on a new site not far away from it earlier site in order to form with one of the two masts, which were not dismantled a directional aerial, while the other was rebuilt at Nierstein in Rhineland-Palatina. On the site of the latter mast a 240 metre high guyed steel framework mast was erected, which is also insulated against ground. At the construction of this mast, the length of the upper guys were chosen in such way, that there is no disturbation of its radiation pattern when grounded directly at the anchor blocks. So the upper guys do not have any intermediate insulators. They are only insulated toward the mast. However the guys of the lowest level are divided by one intermediate insulator electrically in two parts.
The 240 metre mast of Bodenseesender is nicknamed by the local population "Teufelsturm" ( devil's tower). This is because of the fact, that Bodenseesender operates on 666 kHz and 666 is also the well known number of the devil.
Until October 19th, 2004 there was a shortwave transmitter on the site of the Bodenseesender, which was used to transmit the program of SWR 3 on 7265 kHz. For the shortwave transmitter, there was a small cage aerial at 48°1'24"N and 9°7'11"E and a dipole aerial at 48°1'29"N and 9°7'5"E.
In spring 2005 the two 137 metre high guyed masts which were situated at 48° 1'19" N, 9° 7' 12" E and at 48° 1'24" N, 9° 7' 18" E were demolished.
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[edit] Geographical coordinates of masts at the station
[edit] 137 metres high
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