[LV] Septiņņdesmito gadu sākumā, veicot valts sakaru sistēmas restrukturizāciju, tika nolemts izveidot jaunu, mūsdienīgu un kombinētu radiosakaru centru, kas varētu darboties gan PSRS Aizsardzības ministrijas radio apraides sistēmā, gan PSRS Transporta ministrijas sistēmā, gan kā rezerves sakaru punkts LPSR dzelzceļa satiksmes vadībai.
Šī tipveida radiosakaru centra būvniecība sākta 1978. gadā un ilga divus gadus, līdz 1981. gada sākumam objekts jau darbojās. Šādi pat radiosakaru centri ir masveidā būvēti ne tikai PSRS, bet arī visās Varšavas bloka valstīs, dažkārt kā daudzstāvu pazemes ēkas. Piemēram Lamsfeldā (Vācija) esošais komunikāciju bunkurs ir ar pilnīgi identisku izkārtojumu, bet divos stāvos. Sakaru centrs stratēģisku iemeslu dēļ tika pienācīgi slēpts. Visās ģenerālštāba kartēs, kuras publicētas pēc 1978. gada, sakaru centrs vai antenu lauks netiek attēlots, vieta tiek saukta par "скотный двор", pats bunkurs ir noslēpts zem baltas krāsas govju kūts maketa, kurā govis, protams, nekad nav turētas. Makets tur atradās līdz 1992. gadam un tika demontēts, Krievijas Federācijas bruņotajiem spēkiem aizejot no Latvijas. Teritorijā atrodamās skaidu plātņu atliekas ir pārpalikumi no šīm "saimniecības ēkām".
Bijušajā sakaru bunkurā, kurš šobrīd ir daļēji applūdis, atrodams slēpnis "Tumšupes Armijas Bāze", taču teritorijā ir atrodami vēl pāris interesanti objekti un šis slēpnis ir veltīts vienam no tiem. Pētiet slēpņa atribūtus un pienācīgi bruņoti, vēlams ne vienatnē, dodieties apmaldīties dūksnājā..
Kā teiktu klasiķi: "..atceries, ka neviens slēpnis nav tavas dzīvības vērts. Ja Tev nav pietiekamas pieredzes vai neesi drošs(-a) savos spēkos, tad labāk neriskē.."
Plānupe`s radio communication center "Pine" (передающий радиоцентр связь "Сосна")
[ENG] In the beginning of 1970s, during the restructuring of the national communication system, it was decided to create a new, modern and combined radio communication center, which could operate both in USSR Defense Ministry radio broadcasting system, USSR Transport Ministry system and serve as a spare communication station for LSDR (Latvian Social Democratic Republic) Railway Traffic control.
The construction of this standard radio communication center started in 1978 and continued for 2 years, until the beginning of 1981, when it already started operating. Identical radio communication centers can be found not only in USSR, but also in every country of Warsaw Bloc, sometimes as multi-storey underground buildings. For example, in Lamsfeld (Germany) the radio communication bunker is with a completely identical layout, but in 2 storeys. Of course, the communication center was properly hidden due to strategic reasons. In all the maps of General Headquarters which have been published after 1978, the communication center or the field of antenna are not being displayed. The place in maps is called "cattle yard" or in Russian - "скотный двор", the bunker itself is hidden under a mock-up of a white colored barn, in which, of course, cows were never kept. The mock-up was there until 1992, when it got dismantled as the Military Forces of the Russian Federation left the Latvian country. In those territories there can still be found remains of particle boards which are surplus of these "farm buildings".
In the communications bunker, which is currently partially flooded, you can find the cache "Tumšupes Armijas Bāze", but there are a couple of other interesting objects in the area, and this cache is dedicated to one of them. Check the cache's attributes and properly armed, preferably not alone, go and enjoy the swamp..
As the classics would say: "..remember that no cache place is worth your life. If you don't have enough experience or are not confident in your abilities, then it's better not to risk it.."
The cache has been honored as the Geocache of the Week on July 19, 2023
