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United States Wireless Station

United States Wireless Station Fort Myer Virginia
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Stock #:136138
Type: Postcard
Era: White Border
City: Fort Myer
State: Virginia (VA)
Publisher: The Washington News Co.
Postmark: 1916 Apr-18
Postmark City: Washington
Postmark State: D. C
Stamp: 1C
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Recipient Address:Edward J. Brown
Hampton, NH
Additional Details:
Situated at the southwestern end of Fort Myer Military Reservation opposite Washington, D.C. Built by the United States Navy Department Bureau of Steam Engineering. Land ceded to the Navy Department by the War Department. Rated power of station 100 kilowatts. Towers, one 600 feet high 150 feet square at the base, two 450 feet high 120 feet square at the base, located at angles of an isosceles triangle, large tower at the apex base of triangle 350 feet between centers of towers, perpendicular to base 350 feet. Normal range; day 2,000 miles, night 3,000 miles. Cost about $250,000.
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