The forerunner to Radar in pictures

[iggie]

Noticed this article on the BBC website and thought it may be of interest to some; although I was aware of the existence of these structures, I hadn't realised that the network extended so far up the East Coast or how many still survive today.
I'm thinking one would make a nice diorama subject...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-46348917

[general rocket]

I had thought that they were only around the Channel area, not that they went all the way up to Yorkshire.
Thanks for the link.

[jssel]

Interesting Jim. Thanks for sharing

[ShaunW]

I read this story with interest on the BBC News website this morning. I was also aware of these structures but didn't realise how far up the coastline of the country they were built. The East Coast is around 70 miles or so from here at its closest point.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Fascinating, I do not think I ever heard of them before this.

[iggie]

Fascinating, I do not think I ever heard of them before this.

No pun intended of course....

There was a programme on TV over here which included a bit about them last year (I think) but only mentioning the ones around Dover. I don't recall there being any mention of them being WWI in origin, the impression was that they were more early thirties. The science is good I suppose as sound and radar are essentially wave forms that can be focused.

[general rocket]

Fascinating, I do not think I ever heard of them before this.

No pun intended of course....

There was a programme on TV over here which included a bit about them last year (I think) but only mentioning the ones around Dover. I don't recall there being any mention of them being WWI in origin, the impression was that they were more early thirties. The science is good I suppose as sound and radar are essentially wave forms that can be focused.

I think the programme was an episode of Coast.

[iggie]

Fascinating, I do not think I ever heard of them before this.

No pun intended of course....

There was a programme on TV over here which included a bit about them last year (I think) but only mentioning the ones around Dover. I don't recall there being any mention of them being WWI in origin, the impression was that they were more early thirties. The science is good I suppose as sound and radar are essentially wave forms that can be focused.

I think the programme was an episode of Coast.

I think you could well be right!

[iggie]

You were right General!

[splash]

There are several along the Kent coast line between Dover along to the small village of Dunge just west of the Dungeness power station.

The set up at Dunge is a big one with a large sound wall and several dishes.

I recall, once as a young lad in the Sea Cadets, we camped near Hythe and played in a large one on top of the hills, when you stood inside the dish you could hear the noises from the nearby town as soon as you moved out it all went quite.

They were used to pick up the noise of incoming air raids but as a/c got faster the detection range was too close to be effective, so the system was obsolete very quickly.