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Forestport Tower was a guyed, steel tower, insulated from the earth, so that the entire structure was used to radiate electromagnetic waves in the VLF (Very Low Frequency; 3 kHz to 30 kHz) and LF (Low Frequency; 30 kHz to 300 kHz) bands. The tower, known locally as “the stick” or “the Forestport stick”, was located near Forestport in Oneida County, New York, United States. Forestport Tower was built in 1950. It had a height of 1218 ft (371.25 metres). Forestport Tower was used for experimental transmissions in the LF and VLF-range; some of these included the first tests of the LORAN-C and Omega Navigation System. On April 21, 1998 it was demolished by explosives.

References

1. "Loran-C - History". www.jproc.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
2. "Towering Cold War Relic Brought Down to Earth" (Press release). Rome, New York: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate. April 21, 1998. Archived from the original on 2005-03-17. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
3. "Drawings of Forestport Tower - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
4. "Datasheet: Forestport LORAN Radio Mast". www.geocaching.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

External links

• http://www.jproc.ca/hyperbolic/loran_c_history.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050317143111/http://www.rl.af.mil/div/IFO/IFOI/IFOIPA/press_history/pr-98/pr-98-28.html
• https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=57103
• Datasheet: Forestport LORAN Radio Mast

• Buildings and structures in Oneida County, New York
• Former radio masts and towers
• Radio masts and towers in the United States
• Towers in New York (state)
• 1950 establishments in New York (state)
• Towers completed in 1950
• 1998 disestablishments in New York (state)
• Buildings and structures demolished in 1998