duga

Nipped up the old Duga radar antenna while I was working as a tour guide at Chernobyl a few years ago. At the time I made a mental note of exactly how many steps it was, and measured a step, in order to calculate the height. But I stupidly forgot to note the info. Anyway it was a pretty long...

lucky enough to spend 3 days in the exclusion zone so much to see so many pictures; have posted just a few that represent the visit; fun times being locked in your hotel at 10pm curfew and limited access to beer; thank fk for beef jerky as the food was dire; especially that served up in the...

was lucky enough to spend 3 days in the exclusion zone earlier this year; some shote within the former USSR "secret" Radar Station

In all my years of exploring, only on two occasions have I had cause to stop dead with my mouth gaping open at the sight before me! And they were both of Russian origin. This was the second one! During a tour of the 30Km 'Zone' around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, we were taken to this site...

“So, err, what did you just tell him?” “I say to him, we go to drink vodka in woods.” “…and he believed you?" As the tail lights disappeared into the inky gloom amongst the pine, Oleg lit a cigarette. “We are quiet for 15 minutes. We wait.” The 8 of us stood in total silence listening to the...

Report 5 from our epic trip to Chernobyl A few sites near Pripyat, whilst still in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. After a long drive down a bumpy track, we spent a hot humid afternoon at the military radar & control station. The history is interesting: The Duga was a Soviet Union over the...

Duga 3 radar system, nr Chernobyl, Ukraine Otherwise known as the 'Eye of Moscow'... So, what the hell is Duga 3? This was quite a bus ride out from Chernobyl itself, but was totally worth it. Big heads up to our guides and their extensive knowledge of the place. ^ What the...

Duga 3 (OTH) Radar During our trip to Chernobyl and Pripyat our man on the ground informed us we were off to Duga-3. We jumped in the van and headed off into the countryside a few kilometres from the centre of Pripyat through the vast forests of northern Ukraine to the site. The sight of Duga...

Back in the Zone I was in two minds about posting this but it’s been a few months since I last reported on anything. Is there an appetite for another Chernobyl and Pripyat report? Half the members here seem to have been and the other half will have seen its extensive online coverage already...

This was organised by some great lads who worked it out so we had decent accommodation Very good guides and made the trip worth every penny. The list of names of those present is never ending but Bigjobs and Hils, SX-riffraff where there as where quite a few other bods some of who you know.Cant...

Sorry, information lazily re-posted from WikiP, but I have to admit this isn't a topic or type of building I know much about - was more interested in the stuff around it - just glorified scaffolding to me;): Duga-3 (NATO reporting name "Steel Yard") was a Soviet over-the-horizon radar system...