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MILITARY CAMPS


The Air Force calls this base Balad Air Base. The other branches call it Camp Anaconda . It's real name is LSA Anaconda.

Pronunciation guide: bah - LAUD' . Bah (as in sheep) LAUD (as in to commend).


BROADCASTING INFRASTRUCTURE


Balad has a Shortwave relay station SED.

SED's transmission capabilities
  • 16 x 500 kw shortwave transmitters

  • 26 HR type curtan arrays


SED has similar transmission capabilities to RCI 's Sackville Relay Station, and DW 's Wertachtal Relay Station.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Balad from Globalsecurity.org