Hawes Radio Tower
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Hawes Radio Tower | |
Building | |
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Type | Mast radiator insulated against ground |
Location | Hinkley, California, USA |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Construction | |
Completed | |
Height | 373.7 m (1,226.05 ft) |
Main Contractor | US Air Force |
Design Team |
Hawes Radio Tower was a 373.7 metres ( 1226 ft ) tall guyed mast used by the USAF Survivable Low Frequency Communications System Site, which was built on the former Hawes Airfield at Hinkley, California, USA at . Hawes Radio Tower was a mast radiator insulated against ground, which should allow communication in case of a nuclear war. In the mid-1980s, the site was given up and in 1986, the mast was demolished by explosives. However, some relicts of the basements are still there.