Radio beacon or "Funkfeuer", middle France

[Henofred]

Hello to all,

I am looking for the exact location of a radio beacon located between Bourges and Avord, middle of France. On a German navigation map (The I./NJG2 history book’s by Heinz Rökker) I saw that there was here a radio beacon named "FunkFeuer Saturn".
I discovered into the fields at 12 miles SSE of Bourges the remainder of a concrete support for a Würburg-Riese radar like two other concrete bases. One of them could be for the power station and the other one for the radio beacon??? All these remainders are located into a 0,5 miles radius.

That can be this radio beacon?
A last question; which are the basic structures and equipment for German radio beacon?
All the answers are the welcomes.

Best regards,
Frederic.

[SES]

Hi,
I have SATURN at 5230N00715E.
The W-R foundation have no relation to a FF, but all Stellungen had a LFF. The site you have found must be BRILLENSCHLANGE please see:
http://www.gyges.dk/luftwaffe_radar_stations%20in%20France.htm
A FF consisted of two masts with a wire antenna suspended in between and a small hut underneath to house the equipment.
bregds
SES

[Henofred]

Hello SES,

Thank you for this explanation and the link.
The map into the book is the reproduction of an original "navigationskarte" and your co-ordinates locate the radio beacon “Saturn” in Germany! Two beacons with the same name?
I would like to understand for what is used this station "Brillenschlange" in aerial navigation because I am not a specialist of this equipment! Location is : 465403N-023146E
Witout speaking of the base for the “Würburg” and the supposed electric station, to my opinion, one of the bases in concrete is used as support to a metallic mast. At the edge of a square base in concrete, to one of the angles,there are four square holes which could have been used to fix a mast. Note that there where two important airfields in the vicinity, used by bombers units and a flying school FFS(B)15.

Best regards,
Frederic

[SES]

Hi Frederic,
Yes it does look odd with the two positions.
BRILLENSCHLANGE was a Himmelbett Stellung involved in night fighter control.
Please see:
http://www.gyges.dk/Himmelbett.htm
Could you possibly post pictures of the W-R sockles.
bregds
SES

[Henofred]

Hello SES,

Yes I have some pictures.
Could you send me a message out of the board so that I send them to you?
My email his: Frederic.Henoffno@spamhotmail.fr (do not forget to remove “no spam” to my address).

Best regards,
Frederic

[SES]

Hi,
MSG has been sent.
bregds
SES