Duga (Russian: Дуга, lit. 'arc' or 'curve') was an over-the-horizon radar (OTH) system used in the Soviet Union as part of its early-warning radar network for missile defense. It operated from July 1976 to December 1989.

Jan 12, 2018 · This “Russian Woodpecker” was a set of massive arrays of antennae constructed in secret in woods close to Chernobyl in Ukraine.

The Russian Woodpecker is a 2015 documentary film written, produced and directed by Chad Gracia following Fedor Alexandrovich's investigation into the Chernobyl disaster. It is Gracia's directorial debut feature. [3]

Aug 12, 2021 · The sound heard on shortwave radios was a distinctive tapping noise, earning it the name “Russian Woodpecker.” How did it work?

Mar 4, 2019 · Deep in the radiated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in the Ukraine stands the abandoned Duga radar, a mysterious piece of Soviet Cold War technology also known as the “Russian Woodpecker.”

Jan 24, 2015 · The signals it emanated was picked up by HAM operators world-wide, and was notorious for it's distinct 10Hz repetitive "tapping noise" - which shortwave-listeners later dubbed "The Russian Woodpecker" due to it's constant and familiar interference on radio-broadcasts.

Jul 25, 2019 · The Duga Radar (Russian: Дуга), nicknamed the "Russian Woodpecker", was a Soviet over-the-horizon (OTH) radar system used as part of the Soviet missile defense early-warning radar network. The system operated from July 1976 to December 1989.

May 5, 2017 · Duga, known as the Russian Woodpecker, was a Soviet over-the-horizon radar system used as part of the early warning network of detectors during the cold war. Comprised of two sites it operated between July 1976 to December 1989.

The Chernobyl Radar Duga, also known as the Russian Woodpecker, is a massive Soviet over-the-horizon (OTH) radar system built during the Cold War. It is located near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and was part of the Soviet missile defense early …

Jun 14, 2010 · Duga is an enormous, now-abandoned antenna system built in the 1970s as part of a Soviet anti-ballistic missile early warning network. It is a huge lattice mega-structure with two antennas: the...