COMMUNICATION INSTALLATIONS IN TBILISI/RUSTAVI AREA, USSR

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Joint Photographic Intelligence Report
COMMUNICATION INSTALLATIONS
IN TBILISI/RUSTAVI AREA,- USSR
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FEBRUARY 1960
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This joint photographic intelligence report has been prepared by the
Army and the Central Intelligence Agency. It is in response to Army re-
quirement SRI-196E-58 and CIA requirement RR/E/R-140/58, which
request detailed information on all visible communication facilities in the
Tbilisi/Rustavi area of the USSR, and to that portion of CIA requirement
SI /R-19 /58 which pertains to the communication facilities at Rustavi. The
report confirms and supplements Navy Report NT-P0007 0 and Air
Force Report T50-20
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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I. Introduction ....................
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II. Installation No 1, Rustavi Receiving Statio
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III. Installation No 2, Possible Jamming Statio
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IV. Installation No 3, Radio Broadcasting Stati
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V. Installation No 4, Television Station ....
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VI. Installation No 5, Radio Station . .. . . . .
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VII. Installation No 6, Radio Station . . . . .. .
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VIII. Installation No 7, Radio Station ....................... 20
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1. INTRODUCTION
This report presents a detailed photographic analysis, based on
1959
photography, of seven communication installations in the Tbilisi/Rustavi
area of the USSR. The area of analysis, which is confined to within a
45-mile radius of Tbilisi, contains a wide variety of communication facil-
ities, including commercial and point-to-point communication installations,
a possible jamming station, a Krug site, a high-frequency broadcasting
station, and a television station. The Krug site will be covered in a forth-
coming PIC report; the broadcasting station is discussed in CIA/PIC/
JR-29/59, Five Soviet High-Frequency Broadcasting Stations, December
A t~fi the quality of the aerial coverage is good, most of the in-
stallations are covered only by oblique photography. However, for two
installations, ground photography of usable quality was available to aid in
interpretation.
1. RECEIVING STATION
2. POSSIBLE JAMMING STATION
3. BROADCASTING STATION
4. TELEVISION STATION
5. RADIO STATION
6. RADIO STATION
7. RADIO STATION
FIGURE 1. DETAILED LOCATION MAP. This map shows the location of the seven communication installations
described in this report.
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All distances, which are in statute miles, are measured primarily
from the Tbilisi railroad station (41044'40"N/44046'30"E). For convenient
map and table reference, the installations discussed have been numbered
from 1 through 7. The type designations of the fishbone antennas at instal-
lations No. 1 and No. 7 are in accordance with the system established in
CIA/PIC/TP-1/59, Designation of Fishbone Antenna Configurations, June
1959
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II. INSTALLATION NO 1, RUSTAVI RECEIVING STATION
(41?30'N/44?52'E)
This receiving station, one of the largest known receiving stations in
the USSR, is 23.2 miles southeast of the Tbilisi railroad station and 6.1
miles east-southeast of Rustavi (Figure 1, item 1). The installation is
similar in appearance to a station at Saryagach (Installation No. 2 in PIC/
JR-25/59). It is road-served and covers approximately 651 acres. For
convenience of description, the station has been arbitrarily divided into
two areas: an operations area and a support area (Figure 2).
The operations area (Figure 3) is a fenced antenna farm which covers
465 acres (1,566 by 1,500 yards). It includes a walled section,
yards, which contains a control building; 7 support buildings; and 40 fish-
bone and 8 double rhombic antennas. All the antennas apparently are used
for reception, since no cooling facilities or dissipation lines are visible.
The orientation and location of several of the antennas evidently provide
space diversity reception.
The support area is south of and contiguous to the operations area. It
contains administrative-type buildings, housing, and support facilities
(Figure 4). The area, which encompasses 186 acres, is connected by a
service road to the control building in the operations area. The support
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area as a whole is not fenced, although two small sections are fenced
(one on only two sides). No visible power lines serve either the operations
or support areas, but a possible thermal power or heating plant is located
in the support area (Figure 4, item 63).
FIGURE 2. INSTALLATION NO. 1, RUSTAVI RECEIVING STATION.
stations in the USSR.
A. Antennas
The 40 fishbone arrays are of types normally found in Soviet receiving
sites. Three arrays (Figure 3, items 8, 16, and 21) are multiples of standard
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array patterns, resulting in a greater receiving capability. The fishbone
types present are B, D, F, K, and L (these are described and illustrated in
CIA/PIC/TP-1/59). The type F antennas (items 28-40) have poles F-Ifeet
high. The type B, D, K, and L antennas (items 1-27) have poles feet
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FIGURE 3. OPERATIONS AREA AT INSTALLATION NO. 1. The placement of the antennas provides 360-degree
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Table 1. Fishbone Antennas, Installation No. 1
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Antenna (ft.) Orientation
Antenna
Dimensions Azimuth
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1 ? B
21
L
2 D
22
B
3 B
23
D
4 B
24
B
5 B
25
B
6 B
26
B
7 B
27
B
8 L
28
F
9 D
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F
10 B
30
F
11 B
31
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12 B
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13 B
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14 B
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15 B
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16 K
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17 B
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high. Since there are no apparent cooling facilities or a power supply, the
eight rhombic antennas (items A-H) are probably also used for reception.
The placement of the fishbones and rhombics provides 360-degree coverage.
In addition to the fishbones and rhombics, the operations area contains
seven stick masts (items 41-47), the purpose of which cannot be determined.
Although their exact height cannot be given, it is estimated that they range
from 90 to 130 feet high. Tables 1 and 2 give data on the fishbone and
rhombic antennas, respectively (antennas are keyed to Figure 3).
Table 2. Rhombic Antennas, Installation No. 1
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B. Structures
'Ihe structures in the operations area as of
Table 3 (item numbers are keyed to Figure 3).
are tabulated in
Table 3. Structures in Operations Area, Installation No. 1
Item Identification No. of Stories Roof Type Dimensions
(ft.)
1 Control building, 1 Valley 216,000 sq. ft.
H-shaped
2 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 70 x 45
3 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 30 x 15
4 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 20 x 10
5-6 Guardhouses I Gable 20 x 20
7 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 125 x 35
8 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 75 x 25
9 Guardhouse 1 Gable 20 x 20
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Table 4. Structures in Support Area, Installation No. 1
Item Identification No. of Stories Roof Type Dimensions
(ft.)
1 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
2 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
3 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
4-7 Support-type bldgs. 1 Gable
8 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
9-10 Support-type bldgs. 1 Gable
11 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
12 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
13 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
55 x 25
60 x 30
14 Support-type bldg., 1 Valley I par)
T-shaped tem)
15 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
16 Support-type bldg. 1 Unknown
17 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
18 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
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19 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 155 x 60
20 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 180 x 70
21 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
22 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable 145 x 55
23 Athletic field --- ------- 520 x 255
24a Open storage --- ------- 140,000 sq. ft.
24b Open storage --- ------- 33,000 s ft.
25 Support-type bldg. 1 Gable
26 Support-type bldg., 1 Valley 22 x 65 (stem)
L-shaped base)
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Table 4. Structures in Support Area, Installation No. 1 (Continued)
Item
Identification
No. of Stories-
Roof
Type
Dimensions
27
Support-type bldg.
1
Hipp
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28
Support-type bldg.
1
Hipp
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29
Support-type bldg.
1
Hipp
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30
Support-type bldg.
1
Hipp
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31
Support-type bldg.,
C-shaped
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105 x 50 (
55 x 50 (
base)
legs)
32
Support-type bldg.
1
Unkn
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60 x 30
33-36
Barracks-type bldgs.,
2
Vall
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125 x 45 (base)
L-shaped
80 x 45 (leg)
37-39
Barracks-type bldgs.
2
Hipp
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125 x 45
40
Barracks-type bldg.
2
U/C
125 x 45
41-45
Barracks-type bldgs.,
2
Vall
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125 x 45 (base)
L-shaped
80 x 45 (leg)
46
Barracks-type bldg.
2
Hipp
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125 x 45
47
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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120 x 45
48
Support-type bldg.
1
Comp
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49
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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50
Support-type bldg.
1
Unkn
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51
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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52
Support-type bldg.
1
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53-55
Support-type bldgs.
1
Unkn
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56
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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57
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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58
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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59-61
Unknown
Unknown
U/C
62
Administrative bldg.,
C-shaped
1
Valle
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63
Possible power or
heating plant
Unknown
64
Coal pile
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200 sq. ft.
65
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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115 x 30
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Support-type bldgs.
1
Gabl
e
68
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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69
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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70-72
Support-type bldgs.
1
Gabl
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73
Support-type bldg.
1
Gabl
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III. INSTALLATION NO 2, POSSIBLE JAMMING.STATION
(41042'N/44049'E)
A self-supporting lattice tower of the palm-tree design, which is the
type assumed to have a jamming capability, is located in Tbilisi, approx-
imately 3.2 miles south-southeast of the Tbilisi railroad station (Figure 1,
item 2). The tower is in the southeast corner of a park that is bordered on
the south by Khodzhevanskaya Street and on the northeast by the rail line
passing through Tbilisi. Although the tower is identified on photo-
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graphy, the obliquity and small scale preclude its measurement. A collateral
source 1/ and ground photographs
indicate that the tower is of the same design and construction as the palm-
tree towers identified in the Moscow area. The same collateral source
also states that the tower is supporting several cage-type antennas. I
Although these antennas are not visible on the aerial photography, they are
probably anchored to the tower base.
IV. INSTALLATION NO 3, RADIO BROADCASTING STATION
(41040'N/44052'E)
This station is 6.3 miles southeast of the Tbilisi railroad station and
0.32 miles northwest of Tbilisi Airframe Plant No 31 (Figure 1, item 3).
The station, which is used for local broadcasting, is fenced and road-served
and covers approximately 30 acres. Aerial photography of 0 and ground
photography of 1958 show that the station facilities
consist primarily of a transmitter building with an adjacent cooling pond,
several support-type buildings, two guyed sectional steel towers, and one
guyed mast (Figure 5).
A. Antennas
The two sectional steel towers (Figure 5, items A and B) are approx-
imately 300 feet high and 490 feet apart. Although guy anchor bases are
not apparent on the photography, the height and construction of the towers
necessitate guying. The absence of tuning houses at the base of the towers
and the presence of a transmitter building (item 11) midway between the
towers indicate that the towers probably support an antenna of the hori-
zontal-dipole type. A perpendicular bisector of a line drawn between the
two towers has an azimuth of I degrees. The guyed mast (Figure 5,
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FIGURE 5. INSTALLATION NO. 3, RADIO BROADCASTING STATION AT TBILISI. This station, which co-
vers 30 acres, is used for local broadcasting.
Dimensions
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Support-type bldgs.
Gable
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35 no
5
Support-type bldg.
Gable
90 x 30
6
Barracks or admini-
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2
Hipped
115 x 45
7
Support-type bldg.
1
Gable
30 x 25
8
Support-type bldg.
1
Gable
100 x 45
9
Support-type bldg.
2
Gable
100 x 45
10
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Gable
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Support-type bldg.
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Gable
90 x 20
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Administration bldg.
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item C), approximately. 275 feet high, ds. located 515 feet northwest of one
sectional steel tower (item B). One other mast, in addition to the sectional
steel towers and guyed mast, invisible on 1958 ground photography.
B. Structures
The major structures within the station area are tabulated in Table 5
(item numbers are keyed to Figure 5).
C. Overhead Power and/or Communication Lines
An east-west power line is located 600 feet north of the radio station,
but no connection between this line and the radio station can be determined.
V. INSTALLATION NO 4, TELEVISION STATION
(41043'N/44046'E)
This station, the Tbilisi television station, is located on top of Mount
David, adjacent to the Stalin Park and Restaurant and 2.5 miles southwest
L. 2. COOLING POND 3. TV TOWER
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of the Tbilisi railroad station (Figure 1, item 4). The station facilities
consist of a one-story. control building 180 by 55 feet with a complex roof
(Figure 6, item 1), a cooling pond 40 feet in diameter (item 2), and a tower
590 feet high (item 3). The tower is of steel lattice design and has circular
platforms at approximately the 400-foot and 480-foot levels. There are no
apparent power lines in the vicinity of the station. Access to the station is
via Stalin Park, which is serviced by a road and a funicular rail line from
Tbilisi.
VI. INSTALLATION NO 5, RADIO STATION
(41043'N/44052'E)
This radio station is located 3.8 ' miles east-southeast of the Tbilisi
railroad station and 14.4 miles northwest of Rustavi (Figure 1, item 5).
The station site, which is road served, covers approximately 80 acres and
contains a control building, two support-type buildings, and three double
rhombic antenna arrays. As shown on Figure 7, an area surrounding the
control building is covered with ground scars, which preclude identification
of additional masts and/or arrays. There are no cooling facilities to indi-
cate transmitting capability.
Table 6 gives the pertinent data on the rhombic antennas at Installa-
tion No 5.
Table 6. Rhombic Antennas, Installation No. 5
Length Length Separation Estimated Estimated Computed Azimuth
of Major of Minor of End Height of Height of Tilt of Major
Axis Axis Masts End Masts Side Masts Angle Axis
Antenna (ft.) (ft.) (ft.) (ft.) (ft.) (? I)
A 585 305 100
B 585 305 100
C 560 325 100 (approx)
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B. Structures
The major structures within the station area are tabulated in Table 7
(item numbers are keyed to Figure 7).
Support-type bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Security bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Control bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Gable
Gable
Gable
Gable
Gable
Shed
Gable
Shed
Complex
Gable
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C. Overhead Power and/or Communication Lines
An overhead power line parallels the south fence line of the station. A
possible junction or connection between this power line and the station may
be made at the southwest corner of the site, but poor resolution precludes
positive identification of such a connection.
VII. INSTALLATION NO 6, RADIO STATION
(41?42'N/44?53'E)
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This radio station is located 4.4 miles east-southeast of the Tbilisi
railroad station and 14 miles northwest of Rustavi (Figure 1, item 6). The
road-served station is 0.6 miles southeast of Installation No 5. Although
the limits of the station cannot be determined, the station facilities consist
of a control building, 3 support-type buildings, a cooling pond, 2 double
rhombic arrays, 2 H-type antenna supports, and 2 stick masts (Figure 8).
A. Antennas
The two rhombic arrays (Figure 8, items A and B) are oriented on
the same azimuth and located side by side. There is a difference in di-
mensions (see Table 8) which may indicate that they function as a day-night
transmitting unit. The possible night rhombic (item B) has a possible
dissipation line extending along the major axis. The two masts items C
and D), which are approximately 110 feet high, are spaced between the
rhombics. The two H-type supports (items E and F), approximately 150
Table 8. Rhombic Antennas, Installation No. 6
Length Length Separation Estimated Estimated Computed Azimuth
of Major of Minor of End Height of Height of Tilt of Major
Axis Axis Masts End Masts Side Masts Angle Axis
Antenna (ft.) (ft.) (ft.) (ft.). (ft.) (? ')
A E 480 90 90 Undetermined
B 4 280 r1 Undetermined Undetermined
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feet high, appear to be of steel construction; each consists of two poles with
an extended crossarm on top. A perpendicular bisector of a line projected
between the supports has an orientation of 100/280 degrees. Table 8 gives
data on the two rhombics.
B. Structures
Data on the major structures at the station are given in Table 9
(item numbers are keyed to Figure 8y.
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Item No. Identification No. of Stories Roof Type Dimensions
(ft.)
Control bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Support-type bldg.
Cooling pond
Complex
Gable
Unknown
Gable
FIGURE 8. INSTALLATION NO. 6, RADIO STATION NEAR TBILISI. The two double rhombics may function as
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VIII. INSTALLATION NO 7, RADIO STATION
(41?44'N/45?11'E)
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This radio station, located 19 miles east of the Tbilisi railroad station
and 19.4 miles northeast of Rustavi (Figure 1, item 7), is road-served and
lies adjacent to the all-weather, two-lane, hard-surface Tbilisi/Sartichala
road. Although the boundaries of the station site cannot be clearly identified
on photography, a possible wire fence (as shown on Figure 9) may
enclose part of the installation. Structures at the station include a control
building, 3 barracks buildings, and 13 support-type buildings (Figure 10).
A cooling pond is located west of the control building. Antennas include 5
fishbone arrays and 3 double rhombic arrays; there are also 10 individual
masts on the site.
A. Antennas
Antennas at the station consist of fishbone and rhombic arrays,
indicating a receiving capability. The presence of the cooling pond suggests
that the station may also have a transmitting capability. Two of the rhom-
bics (Figure 10, items F and H) are oriented on the same azimuth. The
fishbone arrays are of types normally found within the USSR. Because of the
obliquity of the photography, all measurements given are approximate. The
pole height for fishbone arrays A, B, C, and E is while array D is
high. The ten single-pole masts (items I-R) range in height from
120 to 160 feet. Tables 10 and 11 give data on the fishbone and rhombic
antennas, respectively (item letters are keyed to Figure 10).
Table 10. Fishbone Antennas, Installation No. 7
Length Width
Antenna Type (ft.) (ft.)
A A 310 80
B A 310 80
C A 310 80
D E 100 45
E A 310 80
Azimuth Orientation
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FIGURE 9. INSTALLATION NO. 7, RADIO STATION EAST OF TBILISI. Details of the installation are shown
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Table 11. Rhombic Antennas, Installation No. 7
Length Length Separation
of Major of Minor of End
Axis Axis Masts
Antenna (ft.) (ft.) (ft.)
Estimated Estimated Computed Azimuth
Height of Height of Tilt of Major
End Masts Side Masts Angle Axis
F 730 350 80 Unknown Unknown
G 730 350 80 Unknown Unknown
H 730 350 80 Unknown Unknown
B. Structures
The major structures in the installation area are tabulated in Table 12
(item numbers are keyed to Figure 10).
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Roof Type
Dimensions
(ft.)
1
Control bldg.
2
Hipped
2
Support-type bldg.
1
Unknown
40 x 30 2
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3
Support-type bldg.
1
Unknown
40 x 35
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Support-type bldg.
1
Unknown
30 x 20
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1
Unknown
20 x 20
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Support-type bldg.
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Gable
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Support-type bldg.
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Gable
20 x 20
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Support-type bldg.
1
Gable
30 x 20
13
Support-type bldg.
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Gable
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Support-type bldg.
1
Hipped
15
Support-type bldg.
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Hipped
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Support-type bldg.,
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Support-type bldg.,
130 x 30 (base)
L-shaped
210 x 30 (leg)
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Cooling pond
30 (dia.)
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C. Overhead Power and/or Communication Lines
A power line parallels and passes within 300 feet of the south side
of the station, but it is impossible to determine if a connection exists
between the line and the station site.
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