Elephant Cage
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Elephant Cage is the nickname for the large circular Wullenweber antenna array used at RAF Chicksands for signals intelligence and radio direction finding during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wullenweber antenna array
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signals intelligence facility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
RAF Chicksands
NERFINISHED
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United States Air Force Security Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wullenweber direction-finding principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chicksands Circularly Disposed Antenna Array
NERFINISHED
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Chicksands Wullenweber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central operations building
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multiple concentric antenna rings ⓘ radial feed lines ⓘ |
| hasNicknameFor | Wullenweber antenna array at RAF Chicksands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular ⓘ |
| hasStructure | large ring of vertical antenna elements ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bedfordshire
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England ⓘ RAF Chicksands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| monitored |
Soviet bloc communications
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high-frequency radio communications ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
NATO signals intelligence network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Chicksands signals intelligence site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| technologyType | high-frequency direction-finding antenna ⓘ |
| usedBy | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communications intelligence
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radio direction finding ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
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