Domžale Transmitter
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The Domžale Transmitter is a facility for medium wave broadcasting near Domžale
, in Slovenia
. The first transmitter
was built in 1928 and used until its destruction in 1941, during World War II
. A t-antenna with 5 wires, it was hung on two 120-metre tall steel framework masts, which were insulated against the ground.
In 1949, the reconstruction of the transmitter started under the new socialist government
. The transmitter was equipped with a 60-metre tall guyed tube mast, which was insulated against the ground. It entered service on 25 March 1951. This radio mast was replaced a little later by a 136-metre high guyed steel framework mast, which was also insulated against the ground.
In 1969, the transmitting power was increased to 200 kilowatts. In the course of the roll-out of the Geneva wave plan the transmitter got the licence to work with an output power of 600 kilowatts and the facility was renovated in the second half of the 1970s; not only were new transmitters installed, but the old radio mast was replaced by a 161-metre high guyed mast of steel tube, which is insulated against the ground. In July 1991, the station was attacked during the Ten Day War, and the 600-kilowatt transmitter was heavily damaged. The feeder and the radio mast of the old transmitter from the 1950s were not damaged, so there were only short interruptions in the transmission.
Today, a fully transistorized transmitter is in use at the Domžale Transmitter. The transmitter can be received easily at a medium wave frequency of 918 kHz across the whole of Europe at night-time.
Domžale
Domžale is a municipality and city Slovenia. Domžale is known today for its flourishing small businesses, agriculture, and light industry . It is the site of the renaissance Krumperk Castle...
, in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The first transmitter
Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the antenna. When excited by this alternating...
was built in 1928 and used until its destruction in 1941, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. A t-antenna with 5 wires, it was hung on two 120-metre tall steel framework masts, which were insulated against the ground.
In 1949, the reconstruction of the transmitter started under the new socialist government
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
. The transmitter was equipped with a 60-metre tall guyed tube mast, which was insulated against the ground. It entered service on 25 March 1951. This radio mast was replaced a little later by a 136-metre high guyed steel framework mast, which was also insulated against the ground.
In 1969, the transmitting power was increased to 200 kilowatts. In the course of the roll-out of the Geneva wave plan the transmitter got the licence to work with an output power of 600 kilowatts and the facility was renovated in the second half of the 1970s; not only were new transmitters installed, but the old radio mast was replaced by a 161-metre high guyed mast of steel tube, which is insulated against the ground. In July 1991, the station was attacked during the Ten Day War, and the 600-kilowatt transmitter was heavily damaged. The feeder and the radio mast of the old transmitter from the 1950s were not damaged, so there were only short interruptions in the transmission.
Today, a fully transistorized transmitter is in use at the Domžale Transmitter. The transmitter can be received easily at a medium wave frequency of 918 kHz across the whole of Europe at night-time.