New antenna for British listening post

A NEW, flat antenna will be installed at the Dhekelia listening post of Ayios Nicolaos to replace an obsolete one, which has recently been removed.

Spokesman at the British Bases, Captain Peter Thacker, said, “the new antenna covers a large area but is less than one metre in height and produces zero electro-magnetic emissions. It will help the United Kingdom to continue to maintain secure communications links with the rest of the world.”

He added that it has receive-only capabilities.

“There are a number of similar antenna in the area but they are nothing like the ones at Akrotiri. I would like to emphasise that there have been similar antenna in Dhekelia for over 15 years, with no adverse effects.”

Thacker said work on the new antenna “will begin in July and will see no net increase in the number of operational sites.”

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