Duga radar - Wikipedia
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.
The Russian Woodpecker: The Soviet Signal That Could Be Heard …
Jan 12, 2018 · During the dying days of the Cold War, the Soviet Union built an early warning detection system to listen out for NATO and U.S. ballistic missiles. So powerful was the device that it would...
The Russian Woodpecker - Wikipedia
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]
The Russian Woodpecker: The Story Of The Mysterious Duga Radar
Aug 12, 2021 · The sound heard on shortwave radios was a distinctive tapping noise, earning it the name “Russian Woodpecker.” How did it work?
Duga the “Russian Woodpecker” radar and control rooms
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.
Duga Radar (Russian Woodpecker) - HFUnderground
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.
Russian Woodpecker (Русский Дятел), 2015 : Chad Gracia
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.
Duga 'Russian Woodpecker' Radar - Atlas Obscura
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...
Chernobyl Duga (Soviet Woodpecker Radar) - Chernobylstory…
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 …
The Russian Woodpecker: Chernobyl's Ghostly Engineering
The Duga-3 was a huge-scale radar system built by the Soviets near Chernobyl in 1976. It was nicknamed “The Russian Woodpecker” in the west because of the infuriating tapping sound it made, disrupting shortwave radio transmissions.