LINKS IN A POSSIBLE MICROWAVE RELAY LINE (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04759A009500010006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 1, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETAT-I'ON REPO-At
LINKS IN A POSSIBLE
MICROWAVE RELAY LINE
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Links In A Possible Microwave Relay Line
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ACIC. Jet Navigation Chart, Sheet 10N, 6th ed, scale 1:200,000,000
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This report locates five microwave facilities and a possible facility
comprising portions of a possible microwave relay line linking
Collateral reports have indicated the existence of a microwave relay
line A search of photography reveals the
presence of microwave facilities ebsara, ?vyaksa, Cherepovets,
and Volkhov, and. a possible faci 1 y n ar __i vin.
The entire search area has been covered byl hotogranhy of poor
o fair interpretability
cities of Chebsara an Myaksa were covered on
interpretability.
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Descriptions of the five microwave facilities and one possible facility
are keyed to Figure 1. Not enough evidence is found to substantiate the
existence of a microwave relay line No facilities
were observed at Kaduy (59-12N 036-38E), F3ab ayevo 59-32N 035-57E),
Podkorovye (59-24N 035-03E), Pikalevo (59-32N 034-11E), the area with no
place name (59-47N 037-56E), or at the actual town of Tikhvin (59-38N 033-32E).
All locations searched are shown in Figure 1.
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2. Chebsara Microwave Facility
59-12-45N 038-50-10E
BE none
Tower height
The secured facility contains a dual (back-to-back) R-600 micro-
wave antenna mounted on a guyed tower. The antenna horns appear to be
oriented. Trest-northwest/east-northeast.
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3. Cherepovets Microwave Facility
59-07-I0N 038-Ol-OOE
BE none
Tower height
The facility contains a microwave tower of mercury plate con-
figuration.
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4+. Myaksa Microwave Facility
58-54+-OON 038-11-15E
BE none
Tower height
The secured facility contains one microwave tower.
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5. Tikhvin Possible Microwave Facility
59-40-57N 033-07-27E
BE none
The facility contains only a self-supporting tower.
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6. Volkhov Microwave Facility
59-55-30N 03
BE none
The secured facility contains one guyed-type microwave tower.
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