Antennas in Athens

Mountainous center and close to 2000 islands, it is not small problem in the case of telecommunication signals distribution. Objects raised at tops of mountains are expensive to build, and their power supply also makes up serious problem.
Antennas in Athens
The market of these investment potential receivers isn't big, because total population of Greece is about 10 mln. Despite that we have 4 GSM operators working on it, 9 countrywide television transmitters and about 30 local. Satellite digital platform - Nova has about 120-150 thousands of subscribers.

At the Athenian hill Acropolis intensive conservation works linked wit the next years Olympics are carried. Access to the network is also necessary at building stadium, the simplest and the cheapest way to achieve it is wireless transmission. On the picture, antenna Andrew for 2,4GHz band, against a background of gauged dorian column at Athenian Acropolis.

In the VI century B.C. the golden era of Delft sanctuary has begun. For 600 years it was the place of pilgrimages. Accordingly to the myth, Zeus released two eagles, which have met above Delft determining the center of the world, the memento of it was supposed to be the rock omfalos (navel). They used to leave gifts in vota sanctuary as thanks for accurate prophecies of delftian oracle, or as symbols of Olympics triumphs, one of them is beautiful coachmen's monument (auriga).

Accurate prophecies of the oracle were supported by deep knowledge of priests and confident, frequently spy information. How much easier the prophesy would be, if those priests had satellite and antenna with rotator.

The biggest problem for exploitation of telecommunication infrastructure built at high hills is power supply. Fortunately this problem can be resolved at Greece conditions by the use of solar batteries (collectors).

More about it and also pictures here: http://dipol.com.pl/bib79e.html
Athens
Pictures from Athens.
   By Katarzyna Golaszewska
Published: 11/7/2007
 
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