Lannemezan Station, Southern France

The following photos are courtesy of Terry Hughes, GM4DSO.

These were taken in the mid 1950s.

The transmitter at French chain slave station in Lannemezan (probably the green station).

The transmitter used large valves running at a high voltage.

The diesel generator at Lannemezan

A view of the main waggon at Lannemezan containing the transmitter and drive racks.

There were three wagons, the others being the diesel generator and antenna tuning coil.

Another view of the main station cabin the antenna shown is the receiver of the master f6 signal

A view up the 300ft lattice mast at Llannemezan

The transmitter at slave station Lannemezan

The ht set we used in Lannemezan to communicate with the master station

Looking into the transmitter waggon in Lannemezan

A view of the site from half way up the aerial mast in Lannemezan

The diesel generator wagon in Lannemezan.

The fuel tank is high up on the left and the spare drums of fuel are on the ground. A hand pump was used to fill the fuel tank.

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