April 21, 2008...4:28 pm
Mind Control By Omega !
The tallest structure of Africa is still located close to Monrovia. One of the three remaining antennas of the defunct Omega Navigation system is located in Paynesville, in the greater Monrovia area. Omega was a US - Navigation system operating in the Very Low Frequency (VLF) band, between 10 and 14 kHz. It was used both for navigation as well as for submarine communication. Omega was operated from 1970 until 1997 when GPS proved more accurate.
Due to the extreme wavelength, Omega needed very long antennas. The transmitter in Paynesville used a umbrella antenna suspended on a 417m high mast. The entire station was handed over to the Liberian Government when Omega was shut down permanently in 1997. While the station buildings have been duly plundered down to the bare walls the lattice mast is still there with all guy wires and antenna wires intact. And while the paint is weathered, there is no rust on the tower or the suspension system. In Liberia, where scrap is a main commodity, it is extremely surprising that the mast survived until today. There is no problem getting to the tower, one can drive right down to the base. More enterprising types could actually climb it too, as the ladders are still there.
When Omega was in operation, it was run by the US, and access to the station was severely restricted. This gave rise to many interesting theories about the “true nature” of the system. I have heard a few in my time in Liberia, mainly claiming that it was a gigantic listening device. The best theory however has been put forward by a Liberian acquaintance of mine. According to him Omega was ” a system that could read the minds of people coming into Liberia by plane. And if someone with bad intentions for Liberia would have come in, the system would have discovered him. Then the airplane would have been sucked to the top of the Omega mast, and have been arrested there.”
Hmm, somehow the system must have failed when Charles Taylor came…
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