1959 Album 118 Photos 8” x 10” Construction VLF Naval Radio Station Cutler Maine

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Genuine Original 1959 Album with 118 Photos 8” x 10” Size Depicting the Construction of the VLF Naval Radio Station Cutler Maine. An amazing historical relic for certain. We acquired it recently from the estate of a person who was directly involved in the construction. The photos are all dated and most are numbered. The last photo is numbered 127 but I made a quick count and came up with 118 total. The back sides show the construction was by Continental Electric under a manager Jack Stumpf. This cover shows this includes dated February 12 to February 27 1959. Has some age wear, the first photo has come loose from the binding clasps and has a bit more wear than the others simply from being first. The other 117 photos are in very good condition. Please see my 12 detailed pics for a good appraisal. The book weighs 8 pounds but I can mail it in a Priority flat rate box.
The VLF Transmitter Cutler is the United States Navy's very low frequency (VLF) shore radio station at Cutler, Maine. The station provides one-way communication to submarines in the Navy's Atlantic Fleet, both on the surface and submerged. It transmits with call sign NAA, at a frequency of 24 kHz and input power of up to 1.8 megawatts, and is one of the most powerful radio transmitters in the world.
The current Cutler Naval Station was built in 1960 and became operational on January 4, 1961. It has a transmission power of 2 megawatts. As with all VLF stations, the transmitter has a very small bandwidth, and so cannot transmit audio (speech) but only coded text messages, at a relatively low data rate. The transmission consists of a continuously encrypted minimum-shift keying (MSK) signal capable of multi channel operations. The transmitter operates on 24.0 kHz. In the past it operated on 17.8 kHz. The callsign of the station is NAA.