WW2 Radar Station Comms Blocks (RAF Pevensey) Traditional Cache
WW2 Radar Station Comms Blocks (RAF Pevensey)
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This cache is a 35mm film pot located at ground level.
There is parking for three cars at the cache location.
In order to provide communication between the controllers in the R3 bunker at RAF Wartling and the intercepting aircraft, two large VHF/UHF multi-channel radio transmitter and receiver blocks were built at remote sites. The cache is located in the south-east corner of this site.
This was done to stop interference and swamping of the radio signals by the radar arrays. The transmitter and receiver buildings for the original GCI station at Wartling were located near Herstmonceux Castle. Because of the close proximity of the Castle site to the new R3 bunker two new transmitter and receiver buildings were constructed at Hooe, 1.5 miles to the east of the technical site.
The transmitter building was at TQ69001040; this has now been converted into a private dwelling.
The receiver building is at TQ68060972; a little to the north of this cache. There have been few external alterations to the building which still retains its steel window shutters. It is now used as a naturists' club house and has a public footpath running through the garden!
Yes, really! Don't get excited. It appeared to be derelict when I placed the cache.
Many thanks to the Subterrainean Britain website for bring my attention to this area.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Svaqvat guvf pnpur fubhyq or n bar-fgrc cebprff.
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