Chain Home Extra Low Station K138 |
| Hob Uid: 1478313 | |
Location :
Suffolk
East Suffolk
Orford
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| Grid Ref : TM4190049900 |
| Summary : The site of a Chain Home Extra Low (CHEL) radar station at Orford Castle. It was built by the Royal Air Force to provide low-coverage radar during the Second World War. CHEL sites comprised a Nissen hut with an aerial gantry straddling the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. The station was removed by the 1970s and the site given over to agricultural use. |
More information : A Chain Home Extra Low station located at Orford Castle (TM 419 499), called site K138. From 1942 the Royal Air Force implemented the K-series of Chain Home Extra Low (CHEL) stations. CHEL sites used centimetric radar that operated on a 10cm wavelength to provide a low-coverage radar more advanced than the existing Chain Home Low and Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low stations. The sites comprised a Nissen hut with an aerial gantry straddling the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. (1)
Aerial photography from 1972 show that the station had been removed and the site given over to agricultural use. (2) |