Communication tower of the Altai system (Orenburg)

Photos

  • Башня связи системы "Алтай" (Оренбург). Photo 1
  • Башня связи системы "Алтай" (Оренбург). Photo 2
  • Башня связи системы "Алтай" (Оренбург). Photo 3

Description

The automatic mobile telephone tower of the Altai system is an important structure within the domestic system of radiotelephone duplex communication with mobile objects. The Altai system is based on the use of one central radio station (CRS), whose antenna is located at the maximum possible height. The basic operating principles of this system were developed in the early 1960s and have remained virtually unchanged since then.

Currently, Altai towers are also used as mounting masts for cellular antennas of modern standards. This allows for efficient signal propagation and connectivity over wide geographic areas. Due to their height and technical characteristics, Altai towers remain an important element of communications infrastructure, helping to ensure reliable and stable communications for both citizens and enterprises and organizations.

Telephone communication system "Altai"

The Altai system represented a significant step in the development of Soviet and Russian telephone communications. Developed from the 1950s to the early 1960s, it became one of the most developed mobile communication systems in the USSR and the CMEA countries.

The main developers of the system were GSPI (Moscow), the Krasnaya Zarya plant (Leningrad), NII-56 (Leningrad) and Voronezh NIIS. They worked on various aspects of the system, from designing the antenna and switching equipment to generating equipment and developing the basic principles and algorithms of the system.

The Altai system differed from other similar systems in that it did not have a narrow departmental affiliation. It was a coordinated communications system capable of uniting numerous radio networks and becoming part of the country's unified automated communications system. Its development and implementation have contributed to improving communication efficiency for both citizens and government agencies.

The Altai system began operating in 1963, and in the 2010s its operation gradually ceased. It served about 200 cities in the USSR and CMEA countries, providing the possibility of telephone communication from a car between officials and the government. The system turned out to be an important element of the communications infrastructure and had a significant influence on the development of telephone communications in the USSR and Russia.

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