Started by Nikolai Volkov (@nvolkov) ·
the Russian Woodpecker
Shortwave listeners heard a mysterious tapping all over the world in the 70s and 80s. It was a giant over-the-horizon radar near Chernobyl. The antenna is still standing there.
4 sources · 33 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “russian woodpecker radio signal”
- Ended at
- Chernobyl exclusion zone
The Trail
- “russian woodpecker radio signal” (google.com)
- Duga radar (en.wikipedia.org)
- Over-the-horizon radar (en.wikipedia.org)
- Chernobyl exclusion zone (en.wikipedia.org)
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