List of Wullenweber and other HFDF Sites
Krtsanisi, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
Basrah, , Iraq
CIA confirmed site
Mahmudiyah, , Iraq
Believed to be similar to CDAA from East German supplies that were sent to Pakistan after dissolution of East Germany.
Barid, Mosul, Iraq
Originally listed by CIA as a FIX Six site (1973). Appears to be two seperate FIX EUIGHT sites.
Almaty, Karasay District, Kazakhstan
Arvaikheer, Taragt, Mongolia
Yel'nik, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Balakarak, Kanimekh District, Uzbekistan
Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Starosysoyevka, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Artagla, Kartli, Georgia
from History of Information Security -location probably not accurate
Izgant, Ahal, Turkmenistan
, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Privolzhsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
Zirya, Turkan, Azerbaijan
, Baku, Azerbaijan
Khazar, Turkan, Azerbaijan
Balashovsky District, Saratov Oblast, Russia
This is a KGB operated site, reported in NPIB Basic imagery report, circa 1983. Information provided by Matthew Aid. Directly north of this system is one of the KGB's main intercept sites.
East Germany, Kubschütz, Germany
Unknown type
Daxing District, Beijing, China
Daxing District, Beijing, China
Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Anadyrsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Bathinda, Punjab, , India
Bathinda, Punjab, , India
Beechhwal Rural, Rajasthan, , India
CIA confirmed site
Cantonment, Bikaner, Rajasthan, , India
This appears to be a modified Soviet THICK EIGHT based on number of antenna and antenna placement. It does not appear the antenna are the Soviet caged dipole.
Blagoveshchensk, Amurskaya Oblast, Russia
Blagoveshchensky District, Amur Oblast, Russia
Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Bondville, Illinois, US
Active: 1947-1960
Wikipedia
Link: Wikimapia
U.S. Navy/Univ of Illinois Wullenweber antenna
This was the first built in the U.S.
, Bratislava, Slovakia
Unknown type CDAA
, Viničné, Slovakia
, Viničné, Slovakia
Zabalaccie, Brest District, Belarus
, Dunavarsány, Hungary
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Active: 1971-1990
Wikipedia
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Active: 1969-1997
Wikipedia
Cam Lâm District, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
Link: Google Earth board
bán đảo Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
Link: Google Earth board
Link: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Bố Trạch District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam
Wujiaqu, Xinjiang, China
Huadu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Jimo, Qingdao, Shandong, China
Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China
Shengeldy, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Ivankivs'kyi District, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Zheleznodorozhnyy Rayon, Chita, Russia
Chitinskiy Rayon, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Kashtak, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Active: 1971-1990
Link: Army: Spooks and Spies
Another antenna (or two?) is nearby.
Alexandria, Virginia, US
Active: 1957-
Link: Location
Link: A Wide-Aperture HF DIrection-Finder With Sleeve Antennas
built by the Navy Research Lab
Coral Harbour, Southhampton Island, Nunavut, Canada
Active: 1943-1944
Wikipedia
Take a look to the west of the marker. There may have been a Wullenweber antenna there.
, Chinandega, Nicaragua
CIA Referenced site
, Somogycsicsó, Hungary
, Dallgow-Döberitz, Germany
, Hajdúhadház, Hungary
East Germany, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Link: Military Airfield Directory
Unknown type
Thanh Hưng, Dien Bien, Vietnam
Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Haskovo Municipality, Uzundzhovo, Bulgaria
Finow, Eberswalde, Germany
Anchorage, Alaska, US
Active: 1966-2016
East Germany, Gebesee, Germany
Unknown type
Bindersleben, Erfurt, Germany
Now covered by a solar array.
Colon, , Panama
Active: 1965-1995
Wikipedia
Link: U.S. Navy
Wocławy, Cedry Wielkie, Poland
Neu Zittau, Gosen-Neu Zitta, Germany
Unknown type
Kleinbeeren, Grossbeeren, Germany
Unknown type
Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
, Gützkow, Germany
Unknown type
East Germany, Gützkow, Germany
Link: picture of NPA Guetzkow antenna
Probably modified FIX8
Gusevskii, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
aka: NSA Hawaii
Wahiawa, Hawaii, US
Active: -1998
Wikipedia
East Germany, Heudeber, Germany
Unknown type
Hotan, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
, Satow, Germany
East Germany, Satow, Germany
Unknown type
Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, Shaanxi, China
Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Tumed Left Banner, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
, Iași County, Romania
, Iași, Romania
Shengeldy, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Irkutsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Cojești, Belciugatele, Romania
Stokkstad, Ullensaker Municipality, Norway
Active: 2013-08-22T17:20:14.961018647Z-2013-08-22T17:20:14.961045199Z
Attributed to Manfred Bischoff
Suzhou District, Jiuquan, Gansu, China
Jalandhar, Punjab, , India
CIA confirmed site. Circa 1985
Primorsky District, St Petersburg, Russia
Gur'evskii, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Gorod Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast, Russia
Kamen-na-Obi, Altai Krai, Russia
Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsky District, Russia
Khabarovsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Located at KGB site (CIA Confirmed). Similar in design as the Cold War 8-Armed Raidial sites, but ground scars indicte there are 16-radial arms. Imagery indicates site was constructed between 4/2009 & 8/2010
Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsky District, Russia
Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsky District, Russia
Vysokyi, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Kharkivs'kyi District, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Vasyl'kivs'kyi District, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Brovars'kyi District, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Komsomolsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Gorod Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Krokhalevo, Perm Krai, Russia
Kuqa, Xinjiang, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
, Zalakaros, Hungary
East Germany, Vellahn, Germany
Heiterblick, Leipzig, Germany
Rasulov, Gafurov, Tajikistan
Lhasa, Tibet, China
Lhasa, Tibe, China
Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan, China
Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan, China
Zhovkivs'kyi district, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Gorod Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia
, Minsk, Belarus
Móng Cái, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam
Similar to Chinese permanent FIX Eight CIA Confirmed
Veshki, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Kommunarka, Moscow, Russia
Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Pervomayskoye, Poseleniye, Moscow, Russia
Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Kalynivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
Dededo, Guam, US
Active: -1999
Wikipedia
Kaytazder, Altınova/Yalova, Turkey
Active: 1966-1977
Wikipedia
The antenna was demolished in the mid-1990s.
Adak island, Alaska, US
Active: 1963-1994
Link: Station HYPO
Pampanga Province, Luzon, Phillipines
Active: 1964-1991
Wikipedia
Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan
Active: 1962-2007
Link: photo
Link: photos
The antenna is gone but you can still see the circular area of ground it occupied.
Ferndale, Washington, US
Active: 1952-1972
Link: Station HYPO
Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Active: 1964-2007
Link: FAS: Misawa
Wullenweber antenna removed in 2007
aka: Center for Security Forces
Moyock, North Carolina, US
Active: 1963-2001
Link: Link
Moyock, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Active: 1955-1979
Link: Station HYPO
The U.S. Army Security Agency (USASA) first established this site.
Villa Nova, Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azores, Portugal
Active: 1952-1994
Link: Photos
Link: Station Hypo
Link: Short History
First located at Villa Nova, then Agualva, then Lages.
The marker is at the Agualva location
Nanning, Guangxi, China
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Tongzhou District, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Nanyang, Henan, China
Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
The antenna is in Russia, not Estonia.
aka: NSGA Winter Harbor
Winter Harbor, Maine, US
Active: -2002
Wikipedia
Link: Station HYPO
Link: Link
Imperial Beach, California, US
Active: 1967-1999
Wikipedia
Homestead, Florida, US
Active: 1957-1992
NSGA Homestead was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew on August 24, 1992.
Dzerzhinskiy Rayon, Orenburg Oblast, Russia
2014 view
Tänassilma, Harju County, Estonia
Anivskii, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
Moshkovsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Bilyaivs'kyi District, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Odesa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Libental, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Bilyaivs'kyi District, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
, Ópályi, Hungary
Maksimovshchina, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Irkutsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Jatoli, Himachal Pradesh, , India
CIA confirmed DF.Intercept site - circa 1985
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Radygina, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Gorod Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Prionezhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, Vietnam
, Hlohová, Czechia
, Klatovy, Czechia
Unknown type
Podolsky District, Moscoe Oblast, Russia
Vlas'yevo, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Podolsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Podolsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Circa 2014 - 16 radial arms - associated with SatCom site to west - unable to determin antenna type
Podolsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Similar in design as early Nizhnesakmarskiy UNKN
Vladivostok Urban Okrug, Primorsky Krai, Russia
, Chlumín, Czechia
HF facility about 0.5 mile south
, Malá Lodina, Slovakia
Hoppenrade, Plattenburg, Germany
Provideniya, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Bedfordshire, England, UK
Active: 1962-1996
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Active: -1997
Wikipedia
Olovyanninskiy Rayon, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Non Sung, Udon Thani, Thailand
Active: 1970-1975
, Olaine Parish, Latvia
, Olaine Parish, Latvia
Azovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia
Vakhtangisi, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
, Rustavi, Georgia
Post Cold War CDAA % Antenna inner circle, surrounding one central antenna circle, 16 antenna in outer circle. Probably remotely operated. Found by Manfred Bischoff. Former Soviet Republic
Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico, US
Active: 1964-1999
Link: Link
Link: ZDnet
, Linksmakalnis, Lithuania
Jomboy District, Jomboy, Uzbekistan
, San Francisco del Norte, Nicaragua
San Vito dei Normanni, Province of Brindisi, Italy
Active: 1962-1993
, Santa María, Nicaragua
, Santa Rosa, Nicaragua
Gmina Lewin Brzeski, Różyna, Poland
Kronshtadtsky District, St Petersburg, Russia
Kronshtadtsky District, St Petersburg, Russia
Leninsky District, Sevastopol, Russia
Leninsky District, Sevastopol, Russia
Baoshan, Shanghai, China
Changning District, Shanghai, China
, Crimean Peninsula, Russia
, Crimean Peninsula, Russia
Merazo, California, US
Active: 1941-1994
Wikipedia
Hjørring, Sondal, Denmark
Wikipedia
The first one built. There's no evidence of it today.
, Bankya, Bulgaria
Sovetsko-Gavansky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Sovetsko-Gavansky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
There's another antenna just southeast.
Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
, Újezd, Czechia
, Újezd, Czechia
Sugar Grove, West Virginia, US
Active: 1955-2015
Wikipedia
Operated by the NSA. Part of the ECHELON network
This site had two antennas.
Suihua, Heilongjiang, China
This appears similar to the Gaundong, China CDAA in size and antennal layout. It is believed to be a Generic Chinese 'Pusher' type of CDAA, similar to the Soviet FIX24 system, but with 40 antenna per band, instead of the 24 found on Soviet System. Confirmed by Project 2049 Report 07/27/15
Suihua, Heilongjiang, China
Sosnovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Shuraabad, Khizi, Azerbaijan
, Rajasthan, India
Appears to be 8 antenna
, , India
CIA confirmed DF/Intercept site
, , India
This appears to be a Soviet (modified) THICK EIGHT, based on the antenna arrangement and dite dimensions The antenna do not appear to be the Soviet caged dipole.
Istok, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Istok, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Tczewska, Szczecin, Poland
Aaviku, Harju County, Estonia
, Tallinn, Estonia
Shunping County, Baoding, Hebei, China
Akbarak, Kibray District, Uzbekistan
Urtasaray, Urtachirchik District, Uzbekistan
Nadezhdinsky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Didgori, Tbilisi, Georgia
, Rustavi, Georgia
Post Cold War Central building remains of former FIX24 7 antenna surrounding central antenna
Kakheti, Koghoto, Georgia
Sovetskiy Rayon, Vladivostok, Russia
, Cristesti, Romania
Bulunsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia
, Třeboň, Czechia
aka: U.S. Navy Radio and Direction Finding Station Winter Harbor
Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, south of Bar Harbor, Maine, US
Active: 1917-1935
Wikipedia
Rota, Andalucia, Spain
Active: 1953-2005
Wikipedia
Keflavik, , Iceland
Active: 1979-1994
, Diego Garcia, UK
Active: 1979-
Gablingen Kaserne, , Germany
Active: 1970-1993
Nadezhdinsky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Stepnoye, Primorsky Krai, Russia
, Vadso, Norway
Control building and ground scars, indicate this is the site of the former CDAA at Vadso.
Forsvarets stasjon, Varanger (Norwegian armed forces)
, Varna, Bulgaria
, Varna, Bulgaria
Varna, , Bulgaria
, Velingrad, Bulgaria
Stārķu iela, Ventspils, Latvia
Pasiekste, Vārve Parish, Latvia
Muttolovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Russky Island, Russkiy, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Russkiy, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Promyshlennyi, Komi Republic, Russia
, Obory, Poland
, Wiek, Germany
Wujiaqu, Xinjiang, China
Xifeng District, Qingyang, Gansu, China
Gorod Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia
Yanqing District, Beijing, China
Yanqing District, Beijing, China
Yanqing District, Beijing, China
Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin, China
Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun, Liaoning, China
Predgorny District, Stavropol Krai, Russia
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Zelenogradsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia