KE0FFTFeb 20, 2025

I found this video today (it’s been on YouTube awhile) offering more technical info on the #ANFLR9 #ElephantCage #antenna than you’ll find anywhere without doing a lot of reading. The presentation includes this graphic, which is the first I’ve seen comparing the size of an #ElephantCageAntenna to the size of the U.S. Pentagon: https://youtu.be/4sgAGWPNSUQ

#ColdWarHistory #ColdWarTech #MilitaryIntelligence #FLR9 #Antennas #RAFChicksands #Elmendorf #SanVitoItaly #MisawaJapan #FieldStationAugsburg

The Elephant Cage AN/FLR-9 Antenna - Mike Washvill

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KE0FFTDec 21, 2023
Boy would I like to see the *classified* version of “The Last Elephant Cage,” which I didn’t know about until a few minutes ago when I found this video from the National Cryptologic Foundation. The unclassified version is one I’ve touted here more than once. Here’s a presentation about the making of that video with its producer, Erica Richards. ~ https://youtu.be/BE8IMJyMDFM?si=7BAATpVOckX2nfWC ~ #FLR9 #ElephantCage #MorseCode #MilitaryHistory #RadioAntennas #Wullenweber #MilitaryIntelligence
Cryptologic History Symposium 2022: The Making of "The Last Elephant Cage"

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Show threadKE0FFTDec 4, 2023
Now I can just share the link and say, “this is what we were doing, and this is how and why.” Not only that - apparently this is what a new generation of young Morse Ops is continuing to do for the government - at least as of September of 2020. #UnitedStatesAirForce #DittyBoppers #MilitaryIntelligence #ColdWar #FLR9 #Wullenweber #Antennas ~ https://youtu.be/uh88Y2_33GI?si=jIP4C92PbaQUkaz4
The Last Elephant Cage

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Show threadKE0FFTDec 17, 2022
@g0dbi the #FLR9 / “#ElephantCage” was really a technological marvel back in it’s heyday (1960’s-ish), and still was very useful for us in the 90’s. There is an excellent recent video here that covers the mission it was involved in back in the day and the evolution of the Morse op career field up to the present. ~ https://youtu.be/uh88Y2_33GI
The Last Elephant Cage

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