Photos:The huge abandoned over the horizon radar at Chernobyl+ more abandonment - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 05:10:00 am
content: Ive seen a number of articles on it but never quite as many photos of the "Woodpecker" OTH radar facility at Chernobylhttp://englishrussia.com/2010/09/15/chernobyl-2-a-pearl-of-the-past/The antennas are of course horizontally polarized biconical broadband dipoles.Some uncountably huge number of them.Other truly epic abandonments are depicted there as well. Also here.https://armahema.livejournal.com/tag/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 05:24:28 am
content: The woodpecker really sucked!

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 06:11:49 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/whats-left-of-a-russian-duga-3-radar-site/

author: ANTALIFE
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 09:30:41 am
content: Should go there OP. Chernobyl is a really cool place to visit, plus Ukraine is a very cheap to stay in.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 09:43:58 am
content: Quote from: ANTALIFE on October 08, 2017, 09:30:41 amThe OP is in the US, and trust me, a flight from the US to the Ukraine is anything BUT cheap. Lodging may be inexpensive, but everything else I will bet is not.

author: ANTALIFE
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 09:51:12 am
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on October 08, 2017, 09:43:58 am~600USD return does not seem that bad,https://goo.gl/u8sU9G

author: razberik
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 10:25:40 am
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on October 08, 2017, 09:43:58 amIt depends.It happened to us. We were wandering around streets in Kiev and we were looking for place to eat. We found some normal looking restaurant, so we went into. Personnel seemed to be OK, place was nice.We received menu and then we realized that prices are quite comparable to prices in CZ. OK then, we ordered some food. We were the only persons in restaurant.Then started to walk in ugly fat persons in suits escorted by top model chicks. Then we realized we were eating in expensive mafia restaurant, but still for prices which are normal for us.Anyway, Chernobyl itself and Pripjat absolutely wasn't surprising for me. Nothing special that I never seen on pictures or videos on the Internet. Pripjat is definitely not a ghost city. It is a busy city full of tourists, workers and government personnel. And dogs. Lot of dogs.Duga radar was perfect ! Surrounded by pine forests and under the radar site, there is marvelous sand beach !Radar itself is in a good shape. Little bit care with new painting and it would work like brand new !

author: babysitter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 10:53:45 am
content: Don't you give them the Idea!

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 02:47:05 pm
content: I have a health problem which keeps me out of moldy places like that.Quote from: ANTALIFE on October 08, 2017, 09:30:41 am

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 04:01:29 pm
content: You would need to wear a mask anyway because of the risk of breathing in something that's an Alpha emitter so you might be OK with the mould thing.

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 06:53:35 pm
content: I know but at this point...At this point I cant discuss it.I have two strikes here. The third one and I'm out.Quote from: German_EE on October 08, 2017, 04:01:29 pmAlso, tourism is for people with money I don't have right now. In the past I made decent money, hopefully I can again someday but right now recreational travel is not in my budget.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2017, 07:25:44 pm
content: Relevant: