WWII Radio Direction Finding Tower, Beacon Hill, Harwich Essex.

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The Harwich Radio Direction Finding (RDF) Tower was built just before April 1941 and housed one of the earliest applications of RDF. Ten similar sites were built around the UK covering important rivers, docks and harbours. RDF became better known as RADAR around 1943, an American term short for Radio Detecting And Ranging.
It was used to cover the naval minefield that had been laid across the estuary between Essex and Suffolk. The range and bearing would be transmitted to one of the Extended Defence Officers (EXDO) posts at Beacon Hill or Landguard Fort, from which the appropriate mines were selected electrically and detonated.
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[@brianmoir3388]

Looking forward to watching thanks so much Em & Stu 😊

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thanks Brian as always, hope you enjoy it 😊👍

[@brianmoir3388]

I really enjoy your content thanks Em & Stu much appreciated 😊

[@kateneaves9989]

Thanks for another interesting video. Glad to see you had your Director Finley with you. Please tell him he does an awesome job.

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thanks Kate! We all had a lovely little weekend staying at a Caravan park and exploring the history around Harwich.. Didn't film too much else this time other than the Fort next door but we do have another little channel where Finley likes to take charge if your interested in taking a look.. 😊 youtube.com/@the-great-escapers?si=hNtwrrXkGjULC5Qj

[@MattandBecExplores-lt9vf]

Interesting location. Love how knowledgeable you both are. Big thumbs up 😊👍. Hope you've had a great weekend ❤.

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed watching.. Check out next week's video where we take a look at Beacon Hill Fort next door.. so much to see it's gonna be a very long one! 😁👍

[@johnharrison2826]

Been here many time's. I'm organising a group trip from my cold war museum to there.

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

It's a great little museum and the volunteers who look after it have done a great job plus they're very knowledgeable as I'm sure you know.. Hope you're group trip there goes well.. Thanks for watching 😊👍

[@johnharrison2826]

Like my museum in Ipswich run by volunteers. ​@@ExploringWithEmAndStu

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@@johnharrison2826 We're still trying to find a time when we can get over to you to take a look as we'd still love to if the invitation is still open? 😀

[@adrianbanks2089]

Thanks For The Great History Lesson ! Better Than The Crap on T.V ! ( From a Windy North Kent )😊😊

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Lol Thanks Adrian.. Sunday TV isn't the best these days so glad we gave you something to watch! Appreciate you watching and commenting as always 😊👍

[@barrybark3995]

cool vid! i oft have watched dog walkers on that path [from Felixstowe] and i once sold a painting i did of harbour crescent to someone whose granny had lived on it . Cool your sons in the vid too

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

@@barrybark3995 It's a really beautiful and interesting part of Essex especially if you like military history.. we've seen the radar tower many times but this was the first time we'd been able to take a look inside so couldn't resist taking the opportunity to make a quick video.. My son Finley is often with us and enjoys learning about the places we visit but as he's still quite young we don't like to focus too much on him when we're filming. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 👍🙂

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P.S We're hoping to also get back to Felixstowe as soon as possible, as u know there's loads of amazing military history over there too! 😀

[@barrybark3995]

@@ExploringWithEmAndStu i once fastened the coil of a metal detector to the heel of my shoe so i could detect at Landguard undercover as it were .Later found out thered been a minefield on the beach durrr

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@@barrybark3995 Oh dear.. here's hoping all the mines have been removed by now but you never know.. they do still have a habit of turning up now and again! 😳

[@paulprior3935]

Be nice to have a restored ExDO Post... I think there is still some original equipment in one of the forts at Gosport?

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

We've taken a look at the ExDo post at Landguard Point and been in the one at East Tilbury a long time ago but yes it would be great to see one restored.. 😀👍

[@Benslife96]

Nice video ! I’m guessing the fort is coming up on the channel again soon ? I will probably go back again soon

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Yes should be next weekend if I get it put together in time but it's gonna be a long one! 🙈😆

[@Benslife96]

@@ExploringWithEmAndStu not surprised when I went 3 years ago they had found so much new stuff from my first visit 5 years ago

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@@Benslife96 They've really transformed the place since we first went 6 years ago, we really only scratched the surface this time showing just the main bits but the video will probably still be nearly an hour long! 😆