Mark headed straight for a transmitter. This one has 250,000
watts of output power and replaced the original 1942 model that made 200,000
watts of RF power.
When the antenna gain is figured in, the effective radiated power was 2.2
megawatts, which gave excellent coverage into Europe and surrounding areas day
and night.
Mark remembered hearing these transmitters from when he was just a youngster
in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
There were a total of six transmitters on site, but this is the only one left
since the facility closed in 1994.
The site is now a museum...a testament to 50 years of service to the world
from the United States.
The
Voice of America continues sending programming to many parts of the world
via local stations and the Internet.
