Independence Day, 1976. A day of celebration for hundreds of millions of American citizens. But for those paying attention to the radios, it was equally a day of concern. On dozens of radio stations, those operating on the 3-30 MHz range, an unusual clicking sound emerged out of the blue, disrupting both civilian and military channels. For the next thirteen years, this sound would plague radio broadcasts, and then it would disappear. This is, of course, the interference of the Duga Radar Arrays. One of these arrays happened to be just a few kilometres from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and sits abandoned today. Let’s trace the story of this gigantic structure to the present day, and see what future awaits it.
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The Russian Woodpecker.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:05 - Early ideas
02:11 - The First Duga
02:48 - How does Duga work?
03:22 - The Final Form
03:53 - Chernobyl's Duga
05:13 - Chernobyl 2
06:04 - The Rise of the Russian Woodpecker
07:20 - Radio Enthusiasts vs The Woodpecker
07:44 - Did it work?
08:44 - Krug
09:43 - Challenger
10:07 - A Night in April
11:05 - The First Liquidators
11:46 - Saving Duga
12:41 - Farewell Woodpecker
12:57 - Saving Duga Again
13:45 - Conspiracies
14:02 - The Other Other Duga
14:45 - Conclusion
15:33 - Sources
