Huizen transmitter
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| caption = 1:5 Pohi monument: replica of the Phohi (Philips Broadcasting Holland Indonesia) transmitters used in Huizen(nl) between 1920 and 1940
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| location = Rotonde Blaricummerstraat - Randweg Midden, Huizen
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| built = 1923
| demolished = 1940
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The Huizen transmitter was one of the first large-scale radio transmitting stations to be built in the Netherlands.
History
It was opened in 1923 as an experimental 500-watt transmitter, and its power was increased to 5000 watts in 1926.
The original Huizen transmitter towers were well-known local landmarks, frequently depicted on postcards. In 1935, however, they were demolished following the erection of a mast radiator near Hilversum.
In 1937 what were possibly the world's first rotating shortwave transmission antennas were erected at Huizen, consisting of two wooden 60-metre high towers. They were demolished in 1940 by retreating Dutch troops during the German invasion of the Netherlands. A replica of the shortwave antennas today stands on a traffic roundabout in Huizen.
References
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External links
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/47603290@N00/291683123/
- http://www.terras.tv/pages/tvmuseum/tvmuseumantennes/antennes02.html
- http://www.terras.tv/pages/tvmuseum/tvmuseumnsf/nsf02.html
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Category:Broadcast transmitters
Category:Communication towers in the Netherlands
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in the Netherlands