{"id":8053,"date":"2018-05-20T09:39:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T08:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=8053"},"modified":"2025-11-02T17:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:59:31","slug":"chain-home-low-station-e25260","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/chain-home-low-station-e25260\/","title":{"rendered":"Chain Home Low Station: e25260"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Chain Home Low Radar Station is situated within the boundary of the lighthouse buildings. The transmitter(Tx) and receiver (Rx) blocks along with the engine room and tower bases are extant. One of the early types of Chain Home Low radar station, begun as separate transmitting and receiver aerials which were later combined into one. 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