Description and History of Site:-
Tetney transmitter or beam station was built by Marconi to answer the government's challenge to provide a link between the UK and Sydney. Its associated receiving station was at Skegness.

The station proved two services; the first to Australia on 25 meters, using the call sign GBH, was established at 6.00 on 8th April 1927. The second service to India on 35 and 16 metres using the call sign GBI was established at midnight on 5/6th September 1927.

The main building remaining housed the mains powered, motor-generators for the produced the HT transmitter power supplies and the filament supplies.

There were originally eight masts. The three on the north side of the station carried the antennas for the Australia route. The bases for three 275ft (83.82m) tall masts ran along the side of Humberston Road and were spaced 650 ft (198.1m) apart. Each was mast supported a 90ft (27.43m) cross member from which triatics were strung between the towers and the antenna arrays were suspended from these.

Adapted from web sources

Remains of mast bases can be seen at:-

TA 31472 02309
TA 31467 02106
TA 31473 02907

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI89019&resourceID=1006
Anon, The Engineer, Vol 151 1927, p 323
Wright N R, Lincolnshire's Industrial Heritage - A Guide, Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, 2004,EL1-p15
http://alancordwell.co.uk/Legacy/hfradio/tetney.html
http://tetneybeamstation.blogspot.com/

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Key Words :- Marconi radio beam transmitter station serving Australia and India

Viewing the Site :- No public access can be viewed from the public road or footpath

Address :- Humberston Road, Tetney, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, DN36 5PE
Grid Ref :- TA 31349 02787
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.505375 , Long -0.021002
Local Authority :- North East Lincolnshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Lincolnshire - Lindsey
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- 1927 -
Record Date :- 4 December 2021

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