Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (c.s.o.s.), Reaster, Rdf Out-station No.1 Site

Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (c.s.o.s.), Reaster, Rdf Out-station No.1 Site

 

ID:MHG47791

Type of record:Building

Name:Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (c.s.o.s.), Reaster, Rdf Out-station No.1 Site

Grid Reference:ND 25317 64624

Map Sheet:ND26SE

Civil Parish:DUNNET

Geographical Area:CAITHNESS

 

Canmore ID 268067

Site Number ND26SE 28

NGR ND 25380 64714

Council HIGHLAND

Parish DUNNET

Former Region HIGHLAND

Former District CAITHNESS

Former County CAITHNESS

 

Pictures taken in 2010 .

 

Still some traces of use by CSOS but most of the equipment lyiong around was from its later use in Auroral experiments.

 

Note both 240v and 115v power sockets with a large transformer which could perhaps have been for changing from one voltage to the other.

 

There is a large bank of 144 MHz yagis used in the Auroral work with a long wire antenna nearby which would have detected any increase in Auroral activity. Also a VHF (144 MHz?) dipole which would have been part of the same work.

 

Several of the characteristic circular antenna bases used for radio intercept and direction finding with some parts of one surviving.

 

The main building now seems to be a house.

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