Originally posted by jibeho
reply to post by zorgon
I always get a kick out of these threads especially the area around Wendover and Dugway. This image from dugway has me stumped. When you zoom in on the center of the target you see a tall circular fence for lack of a better explanation
dugway
If I may, its a Wullenweber aka an elephant cage antenna used for direction finding...
The Wullenweber (the original name introduced by Dr. Hans Rindfleisch was Wullenwever) is a type of Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA) sometimes referred to as a Circularly Disposed Dipole Array (CDDA). It is a large circular antenna array used for radio direction finding. It was used by the military to triangulate radio signals for radio navigation, intelligence gathering and search and rescue. Because its huge circular reflecting screen looks like a circular fence, the antenna has been colloquially referred to as the elephant cage. The term wullenwever was the World War II German cover term used to identify their secret CDAA research and development program; its name is unrelated to any person involved in the program
Wullenweber
Hope this helps clear up the mystery.





