{"id":27519,"date":"2017-08-10T07:10:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T11:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=27519"},"modified":"2017-08-10T07:10:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T11:10:01","slug":"a-close-look-at-the-russian-woodpecker-duga-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/a-close-look-at-the-russian-woodpecker-duga-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A close look at the Russian Woodpecker (Duga-3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8233\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg 640w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/travel\/world-travel\/europe\/up-close-with-the-russian-woodpecker-the-scary-soviet-antiballistic-missile-radar\/news-story\/08d7863317d16e114cd75e220fb225d1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news.com.au<\/a> via Ian P)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>ON MAPS, this site was marked as a children\u2019s playground. That couldn\u2019t be further from the truth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the Chernobyl nuclear explosion happened in 1986, it shook the world in many ways. Not only did it put the now ghost town of Pripyat on the map for all the wrong reasons, it also exposed the world to what was really at this site in Ukraine \u2014 the dreaded Duga radar, also known as the Russian Woodpecker.<\/p>\n<p>A Soviet engineering and scientific feat of its time, the Russian Woodpecker was an over-the-horizon radar system designed to provide early detection of an intercontinental ballistic missile attack.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]Air traffic controls, television and radio broadcasters would be irked by the mysterious pecking noises it emitted, hence its nickname, the Russian Woodpecker.<\/p>\n<p>Built just outside the city of Pripyat, it was completely off limits and unknown to outsiders.<br \/>\nIt was erected near Chernobyl due to its high power demands. On maps, it was marked as a summer camp for children hidden in the depths of the forest. Locals were told that the imposing skyscraper was a radio tower.[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/travel\/world-travel\/europe\/up-close-with-the-russian-woodpecker-the-scary-soviet-antiballistic-missile-radar\/news-story\/08d7863317d16e114cd75e220fb225d1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to read the full article&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: news.com.au via Ian P) ON MAPS, this site was marked as a children\u2019s playground. That couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. When the Chernobyl nuclear explosion happened in 1986, it shook the world in many ways. Not only did it put the now ghost town of Pripyat on the map for all the wrong [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,288,43],"tags":[2405,6144,4648,2403],"class_list":["post-27519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","category-shortwave-radio","tag-duga-3","tag-ian-p","tag-the-russian-woodpecker","tag-woodpecker"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-79R","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15173,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/a-v-club-reviews-the-russian-woodpecker\/","url_meta":{"origin":27519,"position":0},"title":"A.V.Club reviews &#8220;The Russian Woodpecker&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"October 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Charles, who writes: Thomas, you might find this movie review of \"The Russian Woodpecker\" interesting. Looks like the film is more conspiracy than investigative reporting. Too bad. Having dealt with Woodpecker noise during\u00a0my ham radio career, it would have been fun to know more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Duga-3-Woodpecker","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37457,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/photo-gallery-stephen-makes-a-pilgrimage-to-the-duga-2-site\/","url_meta":{"origin":27519,"position":1},"title":"Photo Gallery: Stephen makes a pilgrimage to the Duga site","author":"Thomas","date":"May 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Stephen Cooper who shares photos from his recent visit to the Duga\u00a0Soviet Union era over-the-horizon (OTH) radar system near Chernobyl. The following photo gallery contains images of the antenna, control room, training room and server room. Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge images\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Stephen-Cooper-DUGA-2-OTH-RADAR-15-of-34-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Stephen-Cooper-DUGA-2-OTH-RADAR-15-of-34-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Stephen-Cooper-DUGA-2-OTH-RADAR-15-of-34-300x225.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Stephen-Cooper-DUGA-2-OTH-RADAR-15-of-34-300x225.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8232,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/photos-of-duga-3-a-k-a-the-woodpecker\/","url_meta":{"origin":27519,"position":2},"title":"Photos of Duga-3, a.k.a. the &#8220;Woodpecker&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"December 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The website Artificial Owl has posted some incredible photos of Duga-3--better known to many SWLs and amateur radios operators as the \"Woodpecker.\" What an incredible structure. Click here to view the photos.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Duga-3-Woodpecker","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Duga-3-Woodpecker.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42307,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/bbc-reel-the-secret-soviet-radar-hidden-in-chernobyls-shadow\/","url_meta":{"origin":27519,"position":3},"title":"BBC Reel: &#8220;The secret Soviet radar hidden in Chernobyl\u2019s shadow&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"March 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: BBC Reel) In a remote forest, a few kilometres from the Chernobyl power plant, the huge Duga-2 radar tower stands as relic of Soviet mismanagement. 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